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Why it took the X-59 nearly a year of flights to finally break the sound barrier

The NASA X-59 Quesst aircraft, built by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, took roughly seven months from its first flight on October 28, 2025, to safely cross the sound barrier for the first time on June 5 ...
The Aviationist

NASA’s X-59 QueSST Goes Supersonic

NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, expanding into the supersonic portion of its flight envelope. NASA’s experimental X-59 QueSST (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) ...
The Village Voice

Bruce Springsteen Joins the Gaslight Anthem for “The ’59 Sound” at Glastonbury

Concertgoers at Saturday’s Glastonbury Festival got an epic New Jersey surprise when the Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon announced, three songs into a nine song set, “I think I can hear the sound of my ...
PopMatters

The Gaslight Anthem Are in Fine Form on ‘History Books’

The Gaslight Anthem caught most of our collective attention and many of our hearts with The ’59 Sound. The record was a definitive statement, a rallying point for listeners who had also expanded their ...