NASA X-Plane

NASA has teamed up with Lockheed Martin to build the X-Plane, a Quiet Supersonic Transport (QueSST) aircraft that will be able to exceed the speed of sound, but without the sonic boom. Once completed, passengers will be able to fly from New York to Paris in just 3.5-hours. “A sonic boom happens because the air doesn’t know the airplane is coming,” said Peter Coen, manager for the Commercial Supersonic Technology Project in NASA’s aeronautics mission directorate. The agency expects the first delivery by the end of 2021. Click here for the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for the five most popular viral videos today, including one of 6 drink chiller gadgets being put to the test.

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