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Bringing Back Supersonic Flight

Small Steps, Giant Leaps by Katie Konans

Jan 21, 202625:59Science & Medicine

Currently, flying faster than the speed of sound over land is prohibited for commercial flights because it creates disruptive sonic booms. NASA's experimental X-59 plane will research how to turn those booms into "sonic...

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Bringing Back Supersonic Flight is an episode from Small Steps, Giant Leaps by Katie Konans. Currently, flying faster than the speed of sound over land is prohibited for commercial flights because it creates disruptive sonic booms. NASA's e...

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Published Jan 21, 2026, 25:59 long, audio available.

Bringing Back Supersonic Flight

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