NASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Hugs Wife After Historic First Flight

NASA test pilot Nils Larson reaches for a hug from his wife after completing the X-59’s first flight on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The mission marked a key milestone in advancing NASA’s Quesst effort to enable quiet supersonic flight over land.

NASA test pilot Nils Larson reaches for a hug from his wife after completing the X-59’s first flight on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The mission marked a key milestone in advancing NASA’s Quesst effort to enable quiet supersonic flight over land.

Photographer NASA/Jim Ross
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