NASA has announced a new experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, that will supposedly feature reconfigurable flight-control technology and a modular design for swapping in different payloads. But much remains unknown about the aircraft\u2019s design and development timeline, even as NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said the X-plane could take flight within two years. The mystery surrounding NASA\u2019s newest X-plane was exemplified by the agency\u2019s press release, including an apparently AI-generated image of the X-70, showing a dark silhouette vaguely resembling a military fighter jet obscured by smoke. The news was announced by Isaacman during the UP.Summit held at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 4.
\n\u201cThe X-70 Fractal gives NASA a crewed, high-performance platform to test advanced flight-control, maneuverability, and other cutting-edge technologies in real flight,\u201d Isaacman said. \u201cIts modular design and ability to rapidly swap internal and external payloads will keep our teams flying, learning, and moving quickly from one experiment to the next.\u201dRead full article
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