NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, stands with AFRC Center Director McBride by a model NASA’s Supersonic X-Plane, X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology or QueSST.
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, stands with AFRC Center Director David McBride by a model of NASA’s Supersonic X-Plane, X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology or QueSST. Bridenstine spoke at a press event at Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
The goal of X-59 is to demonstrate supersonic flight with an acceptably quiet sound on the ground.
August 28, 2018
NASA Photo / Ken Ulbrich