Post #5586 by bighairymike on the US Policy board

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Well, I guess you missed this, then:

'The design concepts and technology roadmaps are really important to have in our hands when the companies are finished,' said Mary Jo Long-Davis, manager of NASA's Hypersonic Technology Project. 'We are also collectively conscious of the need to account for safety, efficiency, economic, and societal considerations. It's important to innovate responsibly so we return benefits to travelers and do no harm to the environment.' - CO

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No I didn't miss it. Apparently you missed that that very statement was part of my OP and is basically part of what I was mocking. Flying 4x the speed of sound carrying very few passengers is going to an produce an enormous increase in CO2 per passenger mile. Her statement was likely just standard boilerplate when defending large expenditures of taxpayer dollars. I am surprised she didn't mention how 4x supersonic flight will somehow restore equity to the international jet set community.

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