NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet now closer to being the real thing [Video]

NASA’s X-59 plane, which promises to bring back the days of supersonic flight, is now closer to being the real thing after its makers, Lockheed Martin, moved the aircraft to a paint barn at its facility in Palmdale, California, U.S., according to a blog post by the space agency.

Ever since the Concorde flights came to an end, humanity has been egging to travel to supersonic speeds once again. While fighter pilots enjoy this privilege time and again, civilian passengers are hopeful that companies like Boom and Spike Aerospace will make it possible to travel faster than sound soon.

However, there is one more hurdle that needs to be overcome if supersonic travel needs to reach its potential – the U.S. ban on supersonic …