NASA will build a supersonic aircraft to transport passengers to be as quiet and efficient as possible, said Monday the US Aerospace Agency
NASA administrator Charles Bolden announced the that has been awarded a contract worth 20 million dollars to the US company Lockheed Martin to develop a preliminary design of an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound.
The prototype aircraft is called "low-boom" or low explosion.
Despite using a jet engine, which traditionally causes a great noise, noise that would produce the new aircraft would be minimal.
Limiting the level of sonic aircraft has become in recent years one of the main challenges of space research.
Similarly, reducing pollution is another requirement that would meet the new design because it would optimize fuel consumption.
"NASA is working hard to make greener, safer and quieter flights," said Charles Bolden today at the Ronald Reagan National Airport in the US capital.