Meet the Team
Peter Coen
Peter Coen
Integrated Mission Manager
Bachelor's from The Polytechnic Institute of New York
Master's from George Washington University
"Over the thirty-six years I've worked at NASA. I've watched this methodology evolve from something rigidly tied to mathematics into a project that will be built, and will fly, and is something we've never done before."
David Richwine
David Richwine
Deputy Project Manager for Technology
Bachelor's from University of Virginia
Master's from George Washington University
"I could really make a huge difference here, with the average person travelling in half the time. I think it's neat … I've been in it since the beginning of the concept--before we even knew what it looked like--until now."
Nils Larson
Nils Larson
X-59 Test Pilot
Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Class 95A, "The Spin Doctors."
"Ever since I decided to become a test pilot, I've been waiting for my X-plane that I get to fly. I'm really excited about X-59, the work it's going to do, the opportunities it's going to open up. It's just a really exciting time to be working for NASA, especially in Aeronautics."
Lori Ozoroski
Lori Ozoroski
Commercial Supersonic Technology Project Manager
Bachelor's and Master's from Penn State University
"I've never worked a flight project before and this aircraft will reopen the possibilities of supersonic flight. I can't believe we're building this thing!"
Walt Silva
Walt Silva
X-59 Structures Lead
Bachelor's from Boston University
Master's from The Polytechnic Institute of New York
PhD from College of William and Mary
"I think the coolest thing about this plane is that we're building it. I'm part of something that we're going to build and touch and fly. That's very cool. This airplane will hopefully show that you can decrease the loudness of the boom [and] open up paths for supersonic travel that we've never had."
Alexandra Loubeau
Alexandra Loubeau
Acoustics Engineer, Sonic Boom Community Response Technical Lead
Bachelor's from University of Miami
Master's from Penn State
Ph.D. from Penn State
"This project will take all the [sonic boom] research that's been done over so many years and demonstrate it to the public to gather their reaction to the low thump sounds. This research will change aviation in the future. It's challenging, but rewarding."
