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NASA Aeronautics Highlights for 2023 [1]

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Date: 2023-12

aeronautics research mission

Quesst Mission

Quesst is the name of NASA Aeronautics' mission to help take the first step toward enabling commercial, faster-than-sound air travel over land. The centerpiece of the mission is NASA's X-59 research aircraft. The experimental supersonic jet is designed with technology that reduces the loudness of a sonic boom to a gentle thump. NASA will fly the X-59 over select U.S. communities and take surveys to record what people think of the quieter sonic thumps. The human response data will be delivered to U.S. and international regulators, who will consider setting new rules that allow supersonic flight over land.

Stay up to date at the Quesst mission page

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[1] Url: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-aeronautics-highlights-for-2023/

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