NASA begins work to build a quieter supersonic passenger jet
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 07:50
in Astronomy & Space
The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA's award of a contract for the preliminary design of a "low boom" flight demonstration aircraft. This is the first in a series of 'X-planes' in NASA's New Aviation Horizons initiative, introduced in the agency's Fiscal Year 2017 budget.