NASA is working on an amazing idea to make travel faster. They want to use special planes to take people around the world in just 2 hours. It sounds unbelievable right now.
The special plane is called the X-59. It can go really fast, almost 1,500 kilometers in one hour. NASA is calling it the “Son of Concorde.” It’s like Concorde, but a bit smaller and slower.
This new plane could make trips much shorter. For example, a flight from New York to London could be 3 hours and 30 minutes faster. Even a long trip like London to Sydney, which usually takes 22 hours, might only take 2 hours with this new plane.
The X-59 is special because it tries to be quiet. When planes go super fast, they make loud noises called sonic booms. The X-59 is designed to make a softer sound, more like a “sonic thump.” This is much better for people on the ground.
The X-59 is a bit longer than a bus and has small wings. It can carry one person. Imagine going from New York to London in less than an hour! This new way of traveling is still being tested, but it could change how we explore the world in the future.
