Lockheed Martin Releases Video on NASA X-59 Supersonic Jet Written 17 May 2022

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NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet. | Credit: Lockheed Martin; YouTube; framegrab

SPACE reports on a video released on YouTube by Lockheed Martin about “NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet” in which engineers “talked about the work of the forthcoming quiet supersonic flyer.” The video “opens with an incredible timelapse showing the jet coming together within view of a large team of technicians, seeking to make supersonic flight more silent than ever before.” NASA hopes to test the jet “over several communities in the United States starting in 2024.”
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