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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft (www.nasa.gov)
submitted 10 months ago by Hypx@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to

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[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 52 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Looks like 1950s retro futurism version of a jet

[–] comrade19@lemmy.world 42 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In the future people will even be able to play chess with someone across the world, and even order a pizza to their door on the telephone.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

and even order a pizza to their door on the telephone.

While living on the moon. (50s futurists aimed high.)

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If we hadn't wasted all our time and resources on wars and luxury yachts we probably would be

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I agree. But sadly, a lot of progress is driven buy conflict as well.

Unless a nation is under an existential threat there is little motivation to invest in progress.

[–] comrade19@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

If you can order a missile strike a country away, you should bee able to put a pizza in it. Progress