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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Cleared for Final Assembly

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — 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…