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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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