Jul 7 1997
From The Space Library
NASA's AeroVironment Pathfinder-distinct from Mars Pathfinder-broke the record for highest-flying, propeller-powered aircraft in a flight from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. After climbing for nearly 7 hours, AeroVironment Pathfinder reached its record altitude, maintaining its height for about 13 minutes. Even at its peak distance from Earth, a span of more than 67 nautical miles (124 kilometers), AeroVironment Pathfinder transmitted data without any problems. The successful test was part of the Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology Program at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
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