NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to

  • @CptEnder
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    521 year ago

    Looks like 1950s retro futurism version of a jet

    • @comrade19
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      421 year ago

      In the future people will even be able to play chess with someone across the world, and even order a pizza to their door on the telephone.

      • Pons_Aelius
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        231 year ago

        and even order a pizza to their door on the telephone.

        While living on the moon. (50s futurists aimed high.)

        • @[email protected]
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          41 year ago

          If we hadn’t wasted all our time and resources on wars and luxury yachts we probably would be

          • Pons_Aelius
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            11 year ago

            I agree. But sadly, a lot of progress is driven buy conflict as well.

            Unless a nation is under an existential threat there is little motivation to invest in progress.

            • @comrade19
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              11 year ago

              If you can order a missile strike a country away, you should bee able to put a pizza in it. Progress