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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane     NASA NEW SST - NYC TO LONDON IN 90 MINUTES                                    Source:  NASA, Lockheed Martin Big news from NASA - a SST prototype has just been announced that's twice as fast as the Concorde, 4-times faster than conventional flights and can fly from NYC to London in 90 minutes Here's what we know: Breakthrough supersonic plane under development by NASA capable of travelling at Mach 4 or 3,300 mph Based on NASA's quiet X-59 supersonic plane, designed to fly at Mach 1.3 or 925 mph+ & being co-developed with Lockheed Flying speeds will average between Mach 2 and 4 or 1,535 mph to 3,045 mph New SST will be hydrogen-powered NASA has identified 50 passenger routes over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the new SST Boeing is leading the new SST project with GE Aerospace and Rolls Royce  participating. Meanwhile, X-59 SST is getting ready for its 1st flight test later