NASA released this concept image, generated by artificial intelligence, of the still-secret shape of the X-70 Fractal. With the unveiling of the Fractal on Nov. 4, NASA launched a series of X-planes to seek new breakthroughs in aeronautical research, though they remain cloaked in an unusual layer of secrecy.
Credit: NASA AI-Generated Concept
The reveal of the X-70 concept on the opening night of the UP.Summit—an exclusive conference focused on next-generation air mobility, space and energy—offered the first glimpse into NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s strategy to revitalize the agency’s Aeronautics Mission Research Directorate...
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