While most aircraft run on fossil fuels, NASA has been working on alternatives for decades. 🌱
Helios, a record-breaking, remotely-piloted, solar-powered aircraft, suffered a mishap #20YearsAgo today, breaking apart over the Pacific.
More about Helios: https://go.nasa.gov/447cmLh
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NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Helios Prototype
Helios Prototype is a remotely piloted flying wing aircraft developed under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) project.NASA