From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   So NASA is using its X-59 research craft to explore the resurrection   
   of supersonic commercial flight   
   .   
      
   One of the interesting features of this is, the nose is so pointy (to   
   reduce the noise of sonic booms) that a glass cockpit would be very   
   difficult to see out of. So instead there is a video camera connected   
   to a 4K-resolution monitor in front of the pilot.   
      
   It seems to me, this kind of thing could be useful in spacecraft, too.   
   Glass adds a lot of weight to a spaceship hull. We have had 3D TVs and   
   monitors in the past, now mostly defunct, I think. But the technology   
   could be resurrected to give a better illusion of an actual window.   
      
   It also shows how actual technology is more and more parting ways with   
   certain traditional SF memes, that date from movie/TV shows from   
   decades ago, but that their fans cannot seem to let go of.   
      
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