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technology2 years ago•2 min saved

NASA's Mach 4 Passenger Jet: London to New York in 90 Minutes

NASA has revealed its "high-speed strategy" to study the feasibility of commercial flights at speeds of up to Mach 4 (over 3,000 miles per hour), potentially reducing travel time between New York and London to just 90 minutes. The agency is developing "quiet" supersonic aircraft called X-59s as part of its Quesst mission, with hopes of eventually modifying rules that currently ban overland supersonic flight. Two teams, led by Boeing and Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems, will work on designing aircraft capable of sustaining high-supersonic speeds. The next research phase will consider safety, efficiency, economic, and societal factors, with the aim of having enough data to hand over to US regulators by 2027.

via CNN|

#aviation #high-speed-strategy #nasa

space2 years ago•2 min saved

"Webb Telescope Discovers Farthest Active Supermassive Black Hole in Early Universe"

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole in the early universe, less massive than any other black hole identified so far. Parker Solar Probe completed its 16th orbit around the Sun, coming within 5.3 million miles during its perihelion. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team re-established contact with the helicopter after 63 days of being incommunicado. NASA's X-59 aircraft was moved to the flight line, getting closer to its first flight, demonstrating the ability to fly supersonic while producing a quiet sonic thump instead of a loud sonic boom.

via SciTechDaily|

#ingenuity-mars-helicopter #james-webb-space-telescope #nasa