Solar-powered 'Pathfinder' plane reaches 50,000 feet
NASA's solar-powered, remotely piloted "Pathfinder" aircraft reached 50,000 feet during an 11-hour flight Monday at Dryden Flight Research Center, Calif., demonstrating the feasibility of long duration flights using sunlight as the only source of power, according to AeroVironment Inc., the plane's...
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