Tiernan P. Doyle Mar 16, 2026 Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 20, 2026, to reflect a new time for the news conference and the participant list. Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 19, 2026, to update the news conference participant list. Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 18, 2026, to reflect the new date for the media teleconference and update the participant list. NASA will hold a media teleconference at 6 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 20 to highlight plans for its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft’s upcoming flight tests. The teleconference is set to take place after the X-59 is scheduled to complete its second flight, in California. For the media call, NASA leadership will join representatives from the Quesst mission and contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. The X-59’s test pilots will be available to answer questions about what it’s like to fly the aircraft and how they prepare for flights. The news conference will stream on NASA’s  YouTube  channel.…