NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet looks ready to fly in new photos

A head-on shot of NASA's X-59 supersonic jet, whose wingspan stretches across the middle of the photo. Green and black panels of the jet's body reveal sleek, sharp angles. The jet sits on three wheel connected by landing gear struts. The jet sits inside a hanger with white walls, and a grey corrugated door closed behind the jet.

NASA's supersonic plane has moved closer to the runway in preparation for its debut flight. 

New photos show the X-59 supersonic plane parked on the flight line — the space between the hangar and the runway —  at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The plane was moved from its construction site to the flight line on June 19, according to a statement from NASA.