Most of Helios UAV recovered from sea as investigators arrive

Most of NASA's solar-electric Helios unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been recovered from its crash site approximately 10 miles west of the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, as investigators begin their inquiry into what caused the aircraft to break up in mid-air on June 26. Approximately 80-90 percent of...

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