NASA's incredible supersonic aircraft dubbed the 'son of Concorde' is taking shape as it gears up for its first test flight next year.

The American space agency shared a time lapse video of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology's (QueSST) construction for the craft, which is taking place at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. .

The craft is designed to prevent a startling sonic boom from being heard on the ground when it cruises at Mach 1.4, or 925 miles per hour.

NASA's incredible supersonic aircraft that will travel faster than the speed of sound, which is 767 miles per hour, is taking shape as it gears up for its first test flight next year.

The American space agency shared a timelapse of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology's (QueSST) construction for the craft dubbed the 'son of Concorde,' which is taking place at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California.

The front part of the craft, known as the fuselage, helps form the entire shape of the supersonic craft

The fuselage (the front part of the craft) helps form the entire shape of the supersonic craft

'The Lockheed Martin team used robotic machines with names that sound like pilot call signs – Mongoose and COBRA – to manufacture the wing before its mate to the tail assembly and fuselage,' NASA shared in the statement

The team will also calibrate and test the fuel systems, sending the X-59 back to California for more tests before it hits the skies for its first test flight sometime in 2022

In 2024, NASA will fly the X-59 over several communities around the nation to gauge people's response to the sonic thump sound produced by the aircraft – if they hear anything at all. 

'The data collected will be given to the Federal Aviation Administration and the International Civil Aviation Organization for their consideration in changing the existing bans on supersonic flight over land,' according to NASA