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NASA's X-59 QueSST cleared for final assembly

NASA's first large scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades is cleared for final assembly and integration of its systems following a major project review by senior managers held Thursday at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

The management review, known as Key Decision Point-D (KDP-D), was the last programmatic hurdle for the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft to clear before officials meet again in late 2020 to approve the airplane's first flight in 2021.

"With the completion of KDP-D we've shown the project is on schedule, it's well planned, and on track. We have everything in place to continue this historic research mission for the nation's air-traveling public," said Bob Pearce, NASA's associate administrator for Aeronautics.

Jonny Quest Rusty Venture was unavailable for comment.

Also at BGR.

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1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "NASA's X-59 QueSST cleared for final assembly" - https://www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/article/nasa-x59-quesst-cleared-final-assembly/
3. "more than three decades" - https://www.nasa.gov/aero/nasa-moves-to-begin-historic-new-era-of-x-plane-research
4. "Aeronautics" - https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics
5. "BGR" - https://bgr.com/2019/12/17/nasa-x-plane-x-59-supersonic/
6. "NASA Quesst Project - Quiet Supersonic Transport" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/03/01/2215252
7. "Concorde Without the Cacophony: NASA Thinks It's Cracked Quiet Supersonic Flight" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/06/27/1843241
8. "Trump Administration Supports NASA's Quieter Supersonic Plane Design" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/14/0327242
9. "Quieter, Faster, Stronger: The Next Jet Age Is Coming" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=19/09/25/071252
10. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=38138

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