"Engaging Students in NASA's Quiet Supersonic Overflight Community"

NASA has awarded grants to five universities to develop education plans for the community overflight phase of its Quesst mission, which aims to demonstrate supersonic flight without loud sonic booms. Each university will receive $40,000 to develop STEM engagement plans for engaging with students and educators in communities selected for overflights. The grants aim to ensure accurate community information and involvement in the mission. The X-59 experimental aircraft will fly faster than the speed of sound while producing only a quiet sonic "thump," and NASA will gather data about what people below hear during overflights.