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In July, Lockheed Martin completed the build of NASA’s X-59 test aircraft, which is designed to turn sonic booms into mere thumps, in the hope of making overland supersonic flight a possibility. Ground tests and a first test flight are planned for later in the year. NASA aims to have enough data to hand over to US regulators in 2027.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (22 children)

We need bullet trains, not more passenger jets.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Actually just regular passenger trains that have priority over freight trains would be a great step forward

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

You don't want that unless you want the cost of virtually everything to increase.

Don't fuck with the infrastructure that keeps every corner of a country running on a day to day basis.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The railroads should be nationalized and new ones built over highways.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok, come back when you aren't living in a fantasy land.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's amazing how out of touch with reality so many people on this platform are. It honestly feels like there are a lot more kids on Lemmy than there were on Reddit. They're smart kids, but kids lack real world experience, and it shows.

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