{"id":593663,"date":"2024-01-13T19:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg"},"modified":"2024-01-13T19:21:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:21:02","slug":"amf-afrc2023-0198-02","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/amf-afrc2023-0198-02\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s X-59 Sits on Ramp"},"author":47,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"NASA\/Steve Freeman","original_date":{"stamp":1702339200,"display":"December 12th, 2023"},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=300&h=200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=768&h=512&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1024&h=683&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=400&h=267&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=600&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=900&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1200&h=800&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during sunrise, shortly after completion of painting. With its unique design, including a 38-foot-long nose, the X-59 was built to demonstrate the ability to fly supersonic, or faster than the speed of sound, while reducing the typically loud sonic boom produced by aircraft at such speeds to a quieter sonic \u201cthump\u201d. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA\u2019s Quesst mission, which seeks to solve one of the major barriers to supersonic flight over land, currently banned in the United States, by making sonic booms quieter. <\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during sunrise, shortly after completion of painting. With its unique design, including a 38-foot-long nose, the X-59 was built to demonstrate the ability to fly supersonic, or faster than the speed of sound, while reducing the typically loud sonic boom produced by aircraft at such speeds to a quieter sonic \u201cthump\u201d. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA\u2019s Quesst mission, which seeks to solve one of the major barriers to supersonic flight over land, currently banned in the United States, by making sonic booms quieter. <\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg","width":1920,"height":1280,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"medium":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=300,200","width":300,"height":200,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"medium_large":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=768,512","width":768,"height":512,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"large":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=1024,683","width":1024,"height":683,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"1536x1536":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=1536,1024","width":1536,"height":1024,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-xsm":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=400,267","width":400,"height":267,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-sm":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=600,400","width":600,"height":400,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-md":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=900,600","width":900,"height":600,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-lg":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?resize=1200,800","width":1200,"height":800,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"full":{"file":"AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint","width":1920,"height":1280,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"}},"credits":"NASA\/Steve Freeman","original_date":{"stamp":1702339200,"display":"December 12th, 2023"}},"post":86724,"source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2023-0198-02\/AFRC2023-0198-02~large.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593663"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"media-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-tags?post=593663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}