![Artist illustration of the X-59 coming out of a hangar.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/quesst-watch-party-flyer-background.jpg?w=1024)
![A pair of T-38s flying in formation at supersonic speeds.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/f4_p3_rgb_planedrop.jpg?w=1024)
![The X-59 Quesst aircraft is rolled out at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Palmdale, California. Photo credit: Lockheed Martin](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/p23-092-03.jpg?w=1024)
Quesst Rollout Watch Party
We invite you to celebrate with NASA Aeronautics as we roll out the newly painted X-59 and get the aircraft ready for its first flight. Join us virtually for the Rollout Ceremony and host your very own watch party. Our watch party maps will highlight all of the great celebrations taking place around the U.S. and the world. Make sure to contact us and add your event to the map!
POINT OF CONTACT
April Lanotte
Point of contact
Holly Gutierrez
ROLLOUT CEREMONY
January 12, 2024
NASA+ COVERAGE BEGINs
1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. ET)
Watch Party Tracker
Map
Check out these watch party maps to see where all the parties are going on across the United States and around the planet. Send us a message at aeroSTEM@nasa.onmicrosoft.com to tell us where your watch party is happening and we’ll add your location to the maps.
Purple = K-12
Green = Post-secondary
Blue = NASA Centers
Orange = Museums
Yellow = Communities
Red = Business
![US Map showing the different locations of the Quesst Rollout Watch Party.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/x-59-watch-party-sm-sv-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?w=1024)
Watch Party Tracker
Map
Check out these watch party maps to see where all the parties are going on across the United States and around the planet. Send us a message at aeroSTEM@nasa.onmicrosoft.com to tell us where your watch party is happening and we’ll add your location to the maps.
Purple = K-12
Green = Post-secondary
Blue = NASA Centers
Orange = Museums
Yellow = Communities
Red = Business
![World Map showing the different locations of the Quesst Rollout Watch Party.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?w=1024)
Save the Date
January 12, 2024 at 1pm Pacific Time
NASA Aeronautics and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works will be unveiling the X-59, and you’re invited to host a watch party.
Save the Date Flier![](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/x-59-save-the-date.png?w=1024)
Sign Up to Watch the X-59 Rollout
Join NASA and the Quesst mission for the unveiling of the X-59, the supersonic research aircraft built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works.
The X-59 will help NASA study sound and help reduce the sonic boom made by supersonic flight to a sonic thump. Because of the loud interrupting sound, supersonic flight has been banned over land since 1973. This is an important historical milestone for the future of aviation, so don’t miss out and sign up today at aeroSTEM@nasa.onmicrosoft.com to let us know you want to host a watch party in your area. We look forward to hearing from you!
Sign Up to Watch![The X-59 getting prepared to be moved out of the hangar.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/lbfd-topic-card-more-news.jpg?w=610)
Live from NASA
The ceremony and rollout of the aircraft will stream live on the NASA+ streaming service beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Jan. 12, 2024. Coverage also will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and on the agency’s website.
Watch the X-59 Rollout Ceremony live!![NASA's X-59 parked inside the hangar with a head-on view.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p23-092-11.jpg?w=1024)
Watch Party Information
Are you hosting a watch party? Take a look at the resources we have for you here. Don’t see what you need? Maybe we have it! Send us an email at aeroSTEM@nasa.onmicrosoft.com, and we’ll try to help you!
![Parallel lines extending outward from the aircraft depict acoustic shockwaves the X-59 is predicted to create during supersonic flight that will result in a quieter sonic “thump”.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hd21.png?w=1024)
How to Host a Rollout Watch Party
Never hosted a virtual watch party? Let NASA Aeronautics help you have a flying good time at your virtual watch party with these simple tips and tricks.
![Watch Box Giveaway (graphic showing a box opening up with give away text) and confetti.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/watchbox-giveaway.jpg?w=1024)
Watch Box Giveaway (Now Closed)
Our box giveaway is now closed, but you can still sign up to be a Quesst Watch Party host and continue to learn about the Quesst mission.
![Flight Log Experience Card, with various aircraft and clouds as well as striped airmail lines.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/flight-log-card.png?w=1024)
Flight Log Sign Up
The X-59 Rollout Ceremony is almost here. Sign up to earn an endorsement code and be a part of this important historical moment in aviation history. While you're at it, sign up for your first flight boarding pass!
Watch Party for Everyone
Find watch party materials here to help you host an unforgettable party!
![X-59 Watch Party Invitation, showing an artist illustration of the X-59 coming out of a hangar.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/x-59-invitation-image.png?w=1024)
Printable Invites
![Artist illustration of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft in flight.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/x59-plate-004-updated-aug2.jpg?w=1024)
Quesst Supersonic STEM Toolkit
![Kahoot screen shot for x-59](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kahoot-screen-shot.png?w=935)
Kahoot! Quiz Link
![Flight Log Experience Endorsement Code](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/x-59-rollout-endorsement-code.png?w=1024)
Endorsement Code Sign
Contact Us
Having problems? No problem! Reach out to us at aeroSTEM@nasa.onmicrosoft.com and someone from the NASA Aeronautics STEM team will be available to help.
Email Us![X-59 being moved from the construction site.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/p23-092-02.jpg?w=1024)
Engagement
Social Media
Share your rollout watch party plans with NASA. Use #Quesst and tag us!
Catch the Aeronautics Monthly STEM Newsletter to see if you made the headlines!
Subscribe to the Aeronautics STEM Newsletter about Social Media![](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/social-media-graphic-v2.jpg?w=1536)