5.5K views · 141 reactions | The emerging market for electric aircraft, including Urban Air Mobility vehicles, will feature cutting edge technology for aviation! NASA is helping to develop certification standards for these technologies through its first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell. Read More: www.NASA.gov/X57 Watch the rest of the video: https://youtu.be/Bhd9KH2Vv3A NASA Langley Research Center | NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center | Facebook

NASA's first space photos restored in stunning detail 👩🏻‍🚀📸 ON 20 February 1962, @NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, but there were signs of trouble. As Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft returned from its historic flight, a warning light indicated its heat shield had unlatched, risking complete incineration. This image captures Glenn at the moment he reenters Earth’s atmosphere, pieces of the burning spacecraft casting a fiery orange glow on his face. Fortunate