{"id":219073,"date":"2021-09-22T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg"},"modified":"2023-06-14T11:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:50:00","slug":"x-59-nose-makes-an-appearance-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/x-59-nose-makes-an-appearance-2\/","title":{"rendered":"X-59 Nose Makes an Appearance"},"author":9,"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":[10822,12234,12236,12245],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"Lockheed Martin","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft's nose is being attached to the front of the aircraft.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?resize=900,900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft is taking shape at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The team positioned the X-59 QueSST’s nose at the front of the aircraft. <\/p>\n<p>As one of the more recognizable features of the X-59, the nose makes up almost a third of the aircraft length and will be essential in shaping shock waves during supersonic flight, resulting in quiet sonic thumps instead of loud sonic booms. The nose was attached and then removed from the front of the aircraft in preparation for its shipment to Fort Worth, Texas where it will undergo additional testing.<\/p>\n<p>The X-59 will fly at supersonic speeds above communities as part of the Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission, during which NASA will gather community feedback to the sound of quiet supersonic flight. These findings will be shared with regulators to inform decisions on current restrictions of supersonic flight over land.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft is taking shape at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The team positioned the X-59 QueSST’s nose at the front of the aircraft. <\/p>\n<p>As one of the more recognizable features of the X-59, the nose makes up almost a third of the aircraft length and will be essential in shaping shock waves during supersonic flight, resulting in quiet sonic thumps instead of loud sonic booms. The nose was attached and then removed from the front of the aircraft in preparation for its shipment to Fort Worth, Texas where it will undergo additional testing.<\/p>\n<p>The X-59 will fly at supersonic speeds above communities as part of the Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission, during which NASA will gather community feedback to the sound of quiet supersonic flight. These findings will be shared with regulators to inform decisions on current restrictions of supersonic flight over land.<\/p>\n<p>Text credit: Tiernan Doyle, NASA Intern<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft's nose is being attached to the front of the aircraft.","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":1041,"height":1041,"file":"2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg","filesize":419830,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1"},"medium":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=300,300","width":300,"height":300,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=300"},"medium_large":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=768,768","width":768,"height":768,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=1024"},"large":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=1024,1024","width":1024,"height":1024,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=1024"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=50&h=50&crop=1"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=100&h=100&crop=1"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1"},"card-xsm":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=400,400","width":400,"height":400,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=400"},"card-sm":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=600,600","width":600,"height":600,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=600"},"card-md":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg?resize=900,900","width":900,"height":900,"filesize":419830,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg?w=900"},"full":{"file":"p21-170-02.jpg","width":1024,"height":1024,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"Garry Tice","camera":"","caption":"Lockheed Martin Photography By Garry Tice\r1011 Lockheed Way, Palmdale, Ca. 93599\rEvent: Manufacturing Area From Above\rDate: 8\/18\/2021\rAdditional Info:","created_timestamp":"1629326958","copyright":"Lockheed Martin Corporation 2021","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Manufacturing Area From Above","orientation":"0","keywords":["From Above","Manufacture Area"]},"credits":"Lockheed Martin","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p21-170-02.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219073"}],"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\/9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"media-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-tags?post=219073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}