Sub-orbital hypersonic passenger vehicles cause extreme noise pollution and sonic booms over land.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Commercial point-to-point rocket or scramjet transit is limited to ocean routes due to severe atmospheric shockwaves. Low-boom aerodynamic shaping and active acoustic damping technologies must be developed.
Citation ID: WS02157
Title: Sub-orbital hypersonic passenger vehicles cause extreme noise pollution and sonic booms over land.
URL: https://worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=2157