{"id":776856,"date":"2024-02-11T21:37:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T02:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=776856"},"modified":"2024-02-11T21:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T02:37:51","slug":"nasas-x-59-quiet-supersonic-research-aircraft-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=776856","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-attachment-single__caption color-carbon-05 padding-0 p-sm\">NASA and Lockheed Martin publicly unveil the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft at a ceremony in Lockheed Martin\u2019s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. 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