NASA close to launching first electric aircraft

NASA close to launching first electric aircraft

(NewsNation) — NASA is close to flying its first all-electric aircraft, the space agency announced Sunday, Oct. 20.
Named the X-57, the newest iteration includes two 400-pound lithium-ion battery packs in the cabin of the plane, which are crucial to providing the energy its motors need for flight.

To get to this point, the X-57 project team repeatedly tested the batteries to make sure they can…

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