NASA’s New X-59 Test Pilot Gets Behind Controls for Ground Test

 

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Mike Lippert

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/quesst/2026/09/15/nasas-new-x-59-test-pilot-gets-behind

This summer, NASA test pilot Mike Lippert powered up the X‑59 cockpit for 

the first time, running the aircraft’s engines on the ground during a key 

step in his months of preparation and training to 

fly the experimental aircraft. 

https://zerohurt.blogspot.com/2026/09/nasas-x-59-aircraft-builds-momentum.html