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2021-08-04 Science & Technology

'Son of Concorde' takes shape! NASA shares construction time lapse for 'quiet' supersonic jet that will break sound barrier with 'sonic thump' rather than a boom when it takes flight in 2022

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1
This day next year,
young ladies and gents,
you shall hear a thump!

It shall be the 1.6 Mach
super silent X-59,
with the QueSST sump pump.

And in the east they'll claim
a thingy that looks the same,
but that'll be made by a gump.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-04 06:01|| 2021-08-04 06:01|| Front Page Top

#2 What's getting to be as bad as paywalls is pop-ups that say "We see you're using an ad-blocker." I found the same video on youtube and watched it there.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-04 11:50|| 2021-08-04 11:50|| Front Page Top

#3 The question is why? If millionaires can fund space exploration, why should the taxpayers fund something private airlines are going to run?

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-08-04 13:29|| 2021-08-04 13:29|| Front Page Top

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