# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5JHjhg8DQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11734615-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/47649ee61c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-04-30T20:19:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

The serenity of Earth’s horizon moments before 3… 2 … 1… ⁣⁣
〰️〰️〰️🛩 dive. ⁣
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Get immersed in the quiet of Earth felt 50,000 feet above ground, right before a supersonic, inverted dive into our atmosphere.⁣⁣
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These quiet supersonic dive maneuvers, performed by our test pilots last year in support of the Quiet Supersonic Flights 2018 research series, were flown in a unique fashion as to create a quieter “thump” sound rather than an echoing sonic boom. The series tested ways to measure the community's response to a unique acoustic experience and contributed to our efforts to understand what is required for acceptable supersonic overland flight in the future. ⁣⁣
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Image Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas⁣⁣
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#Aeronautics #NASA #Airplane #Supersonic #Texas #Plane⁣

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