NASA moves a step closer to supersonic passenger flights | CNN
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A new study by NASA’s Glenn Research Center has looked at the possibility of supersonic passenger jets. Its “high-speed strategy” is mooting commercial flights that travel at up to Mach 4 – over 3,000 miles per hour – starting with transoceanic routes.

In July, Lockheed Martin completed the build of NASA’s X-59 test aircraft, which is designed to turn sonic booms into mere thumps, in the hope of making overland supersonic flight a possibility. Ground tests and a first test flight are planned for later in the year. NASA aims to have enough data to hand over to US regulators in 2027.

  • Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    36·
    1 year ago

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Atmospheric based praise pursuits have always been within their purview. Space just gets all the press.

    • JohnBrownsDream [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      223·
      1 year ago

      Fair point. It’s still striking to me how much public money is being thrown at a project that will benefit just a handful of private citizens.

      • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
        204·
        1 year ago

        Why is it striking to you that A government funded by billionaires for billionaires is spending public funds on things that will only benefit billionaires?