Hagland, Mark.

Helios: A State-of-the-Art Solar Plane. / Mark Hagland. - Solar Today, 2001. U.S. News & World Report (Syndicate), 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 67. Science, 1522-3264; .

This MARC record contains two articles. Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Helios: A State-of-the-Art Solar Plane, May/June 2001; pp. 32-35. Originally Published: Up, Up, and Away, May 21, 2001; pp. 46-47.

HELIOS: A STATE-OF-THE-ART SOLAR PLANE -- "A NASA upper-atmosphere satellite-plane project could help advance solar energy development in new and unexpected ways." (SOLAR TODAY) This article examines the development of Helios, a solar-powered plane. UP, UP, AND AWAY -- "While the glory at America's space agency has always gone to heroic astronauts and clever satellites, aircraft engineers are fond of pointing out that the first A in NASA stands for aeronautics. Lately, however, that quip has been more sigh than boast...So why the hopeful smiles in NASA's aeronautics wing? Truly far-out airplane research, of the kind that industry cannot do itself, seems in vogue." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article profiles the latest aeronautic technologies being developed by NASA.

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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.


Airplanes--Solar.
Jet planes.
Research aircraft.
Solar cells.
Technological innovations.

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