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Quesst: The Mission

Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Palmdale, California, United States

Source: NASA (.gov)

Project
Under Construction

NASA’s Quesst mission aims to collect data to enable commercial supersonic flight over land, significantly reducing travel times. The mission involves designing and building the X-59 aircraft, which will produce a quieter sonic boom, and conducting flights over U.S. communities to gather public response data.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Aerospace & Defense, Commercial, Government
Location
Palmdale, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
NASA (.gov)

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The project “Quesst: The Mission” is an infrastructure initiative in the Aerospace & Defense sector, located in Palmdale, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from NASA (.gov).

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NASA’s Quesst mission aims to collect data to enable commercial supersonic flight over land, significantly reducing travel times. The mission involves designing and building the X-59 aircraft, which will produce a quieter sonic boom, and conducting flights over U.S. communities to gather public response data.

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Aeronautics

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United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

Palmdale

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NASA (.gov)

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Aerospace & Defense, Commercial, Government

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2025-02-13

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