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What is the X-59?

NASA’s Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Now Known as X-59 QueSST The X-59 designation has been added to the graphic for the Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission, which depicts the two key aspects of the effort – the X-plane and the community overflight campaigns it will later fly. Credits: NASA / David Faust

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How much does it cost to fly Dragon 2 in space?

The Dragon 2 spacecraft will go into space on top of a Falcon 9 Heavy rocket, which has a listed price of $90 million per launch on a late 2018 timeframe. However, $35 million could be for a ticket, singular.

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When will the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft be made?

Please try again later. This time-lapse represents manufacturing of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021 and includes the merger of its main sections – the wing, tail assembly, and fuselage or forward section. The first flight of the X-59 QueSST is planned for 2022.

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Where is NASA’s X-59 now?

NASA’s X-59 made the switch between Lockheed Martin facilities in late December, moving the plane between Palmdale, California and Fort Worth, Texas to take advantage of specialized equipment available in the Lone Star State to make sure the speedy vehicle won’t face too much stress in mid-air.

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Will NASA’s X-59 fly faster than the speed of sound?

NASA’s X-59 will fly faster than the speed of sound…quietly. The X-59 will feature innovative technology to reduce loud sonic booms to a quiet thump. Why build a Quiet Supersonic Aircraft?

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What is the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft?

Artist illustration of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft, which will soon take skies as NASA’s first purpose-built, supersonic experimental plane in decades. The aircraft’s fuselage contains the cockpit and helps define the shape of the X-59. Eventually the 30-foot-long nose of the aircraft will be mounted to the fuselage.

Can the X-59 replace the sonic boom with a thump?

Nils Larson is the NASA test pilot whose job it will be to prove that the X-59 can replace the sonic boom with a simple thump. Later this year he’ll pilot some of the early test flights and then its first sound tests.

What is the X-59 and why is it important?

What is the X-59? NASA’s X-59 QueSST will fly faster than the speed of sound quietly. The X-59 will feature innovative technology to reduce loud sonic booms to a quiet thump. X-planes are experimental U.S. airplanes and rockets that test new technologies and aerodynamic concepts.

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What is the X-59 QSST?

NASA’s Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Now Known as X-59 QueSST. The X-59 designation has been added to the graphic for the Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission, which depicts the two key aspects of the effort – the X-plane and the community overflight campaigns it will later fly.

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How high can the X-59 fly?

In the case of the X-59, the wing will allow it to lift at altitudes up to 55,000 feet, and speeds up to 1.4 times the speed of sound or 940 mph.