Nasa revealed its X-59 aircraft on Friday, 12 January, as part of the agency's Quesst mission to make commercial supersonic flight possible.
It is the first time the public will see the painted aircraft, which will be unveiled during a ceremony hosted by prime contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California.
Nasa has described the X-59 as the "centerpiece" of its Quesst mission to study sound and help reduce the sonic boom made by supersonic flight to a sonic "thump."
Sonic booms, which happen when the shock waves from an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound merge together before they reach the ground, generate enormous amounts of sound energy at around 110 decibels - comparable to the sound of an explosion or a thunderclap.
After the aircraft undergoes assembly and testing, Nasa's Quesst team will select several US communities to fly the X-59 and gather data on how people perceive the sound it produces.
That data will then be sent to international regulators for analysis to potentially adjust current rules that prohibit commercial supersonic flight over land.
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,1,Sir Elton John made a surprise onstage appearance at the launch of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical, where he sadly revealed he had lost his sight.
Sir Elton made the surprise admission as he took to the stage at London’s Dominion Theatre on Sunday evening (1 December).
Just weeks after revealing he had a bad eye infection, Sir Elton told the West End audience: “As some of you may know I have had issues and now I have lost my sight. I haven't been able to see the performance but I have enjoyed it.”
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,1,Zoe Ball told Scott Mills "I'm so proud of my friend" as she announced that the host would take over her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show following her departure next month.
On Tuesday, 19 November, Ball confirmed that she will step back from the show after six years to focus on her family.
She has presented the morning programme since 2019 when she took over from Chris Evans.
Her last show will be on 20 December.
Mills, who currently hosts Radio 2’s weekday afternoon programme from 2-4pm, will begin fronting the programme from early January.
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,1,England fans threw their pints into the air at BoxPark Wembley to celebrate after Jude Bellingham's injury-time equaliser against Slovakia in the Euros last 16 on Sunday, 30 June.
The midfielder's overhead kick five minutes into stoppage time sent the match to extra time with captain Harry Kane’s header sealing a 2-1 victory a day after Bellingham's 21st birthday.
Bellingham celebrated his goal by raising his arms and shouting “Who else?” before seemingly gesturing a talking expression with his hand.
England will next face Switzerland in the tournament's quarter-finals.
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,1,Nasa revealed its X-59 aircraft on Friday, 12 January, as part of the agency's Quesst mission to make commercial supersonic flight possible.
It is the first time the public will see the painted aircraft, which will be unveiled during a ceremony hosted by prime contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California.
Nasa has described the X-59 as the "centerpiece" of its Quesst mission to study sound and help reduce the sonic boom made by supersonic flight to a sonic "thump."
Sonic booms, which happen when the shock waves from an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound merge together before they reach the ground, generate enormous amounts of sound energy at around 110 decibels - comparable to the sound of an explosion or a thunderclap.
After the aircraft undergoes assembly and testing, Nasa's Quesst team will select several US communities to fly the X-59 and gather data on how people perceive the sound it produces.
That data will then be sent to international regulators for analysis to potentially adjust current rules that prohibit commercial supersonic flight over land.
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