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Nasa spacecraft gets within 3,800,000 miles of the sun for the first time ever
Nasa have made history after their Parker Solar aircraft survived the closest-ever approach to the Sun. The aircraft has spent the last few days approximately 3.8 million miles from the sun ...
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Solar Plane Might Be Able To Last Through The Night
The team at [Bearospace Industries] has been working on the challenge for the while, and their Solar Dragon aircraft recently had a very successful test flight, producing about 50% more power than ...
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Although no one can say with certainty what planes of the future will look like, one thing that is clear is that they will be better for the environment.
The top of the wings, the fuselage and the tailplane have over 17,000 flexible solar cells embedded in them that charge the batteries to power the plane. If all goes well, the aircraft should ...