NASA and Lockheed unveiled the new supersonic X-59. My first work was on the X-15 tracking atmospheric aerosols. The X-59 is a "quiet" supersonic. As NASA notes:
NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel, paving the way for a new generation of commercial aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound. “This is a major accomplishment made possible only through the hard work and ingenuity from NASA and the entire X-59 team,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy. “In just a few short years we’ve gone from an ambitious concept to reality. NASA’s X-59 will help change the way we travel, bringing us closer together in much less time.”
Interesting how time changes, kind of. I flew the Concorde two times, even then it was a bit out of date. But it made a tremendous difference getting to Europe.
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