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								What is NASA’s Quesst Mission?
										Supersonic X-Plane history
											NASA's aeronautics research
											Current & future research
									Why build a quiet supersonic aircraft?
										Faster
											Quieter
											QuesstWhat's the science of sound?
										The physics of waves
											Sound waves and units of measurement
											The speed of sound
											Sonic booms
											Quieting the boom
									What tools did we use to design the X-59?
										Schlieren
											Wind tunnel
											CFD
											Public perception
									How is the X-59 designed to quiet the boom?
									Who are the people behind X-59?
										NASA centers & partners
											Meet-the-team
											Peter Coen
											David Richwine
											Nils Larson
											Lori Ozoroski
											Walt Silva
											Alexandra Loubeau
									What's Next for X-59?
										Timeline Next Animation of the X-59 in supersonic flight.
					What is the X-59?
										NASA's X-59 will fly faster than the speed of sound...quietly.The X-59 will feature innovative technology to reduce loud sonic booms to a quiet thump.
								Supersonic X-Plane history
									NASA's aeronautics research
									Current and future research
									The Quiet Crew
					Next Animation of the X-57 in flight over a city.
					Why build a Quiet Supersonic Aircraft?
							X-59 will demonstrate technology to fly faster than sound as NASA gathers community feedback data. The data gathered from the X-59 may open the future to commercial supersonic flight over land.X-59
									Faster
									Quieter
									Quesst
					Next Animations showing the 4 modications on the X-57.
					What's the science of Sound
							Understanding sound waves, sonic booms, and the speed of sound are key to understanding how the X-59 will quiet the boom.The physics of waves
									Sound waves and units of measurement
									The speed of sound
									Sonic booms
									Quieting the boom
					Next Animated gif of an X-57 Maxwell artist concept flying through the clouds.
					What tools did we use to design the X-59?
										NASA scientists use a lot of technology to explore the science of sound and discover the ways to reduce aircraft noise.
								Schlieren
									Wind tunnel
									CFD
									Public perception
					Next X-59 QueSST in flight over Pheonix suburbs.
					How is the X-59 designed to quiet the boom?
							Engineers incorporated several innovative design features into the X-59 to make it quieter and help the pilot control the plane while in flight.X-59 Features
					Next Animated NASA Logo on a purple sky
					Who are the people behind X-59?
										Many people helped design and build X-59. Here's just a few of them.
								NASA centers & partners
									Meet the team
									Peter Coen
									David Richwine
								Nils Larson
									Lori Ozoroski									
									Walt Silva
									Alexandra Loubeau
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					What's next for X-59?
							The X-59 isn't ready to fly yet. Here's an overview of important milestones.Timeline
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