NASA's X-59 aircraft aims to reduce the sonic boom to a thump.
Mandatory Credit:	Lockheed Martin

NASA's X-59 aircraft aims to reduce the sonic boom to a thump.
Mandatory Credit: Lockheed Martin

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NASA moves a step closer to supersonic passenger flights

Oh for the glory days of travel, when the seats were bigger, the food was better, and you could jet across the Atlantic in less than three hours.