Spire Global Included in NASA X-59 Quiet Supersonic Flight Community Testing Contract
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) announced its inclusion as a subcontractor in a NASA contract aimed at community overflight tests for the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology. The contract, valued at up to $29 million over eight years, will enable Spire to provide vital weather data to support the Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission. This partnership emphasizes Spire's role in enhancing community responses to sonic booms while advancing supersonic aviation technology.
- Awarded a subcontract worth up to $29 million over an eight-year period.
- Supporting NASA's Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission, potentially leading to advancements in supersonic technology.
- None.
With a maximum potential value of approximately
Spire will support HMMH and NASA by quantifying a number of variables that impact noise exposure, which will impact residents’ responses to the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology research aircraft’s sonic boom.
Spire will provide weather data and forecasting enhanced by data from its satellite constellation. Spire will collect and share data on winds, pressure, humidity and temperature; all factors that play a crucial role in sonic boom wave propagation and potential minimization of boom on the ground.
"As NASA develops supersonic technology and aircraft, we join with them in recognizing the need to lessen the auditory impact on citizens and appreciate the opportunity to support the agency and HMMH on this project,” said
HMMH Director of Federal Programs and Program Manager for this contract,
NASA will share the community feedback and the X-59 acoustic data collected during the flights to
The additional subcontractors on the award include:
More information on the award can be found in NASA’s press release and more information on the X-59 aircraft is available here: https://www.nasa.gov/X59
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