NASA's Quiet SST Program Earns Latest X-Number
The $247.5 million test program with Lockheed Martin will now be known as the X-59 QueSST. It is expected to fly by 2023.
An artist rendering shows what could be flying over U.S. cities in a test program by 2023. If successful, the X-59 could pave the way for a new generation of supersonic civil aircraft. (Image: NASA)
An artist rendering shows what could be flying over U.S. cities in a test program by 2023. If successful, the X-59 could pave the way for a new generation of supersonic civil aircraft. (Image: NASA)