NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, a former pilot and astronaut who flew on four shuttle missions, appeared natural at the controls of the X-57 simulator cockpit, and flew a pair of simulations where he landed on the Edwards Air Force Base runway. When it comes to NASA X-planes, no amount of preparation, training or precaution is too great.
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Nasa X-57 simulator prepares pilots, engineers for flight of electric X-plane
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, a former pilot and astronaut who flew on four shuttle missions, appeared natural at the controls of the X-57 simulator cockpit, and flew a pair of simulations where he landed on the Edwards Air Force Base runway. When it comes to NASA X-planes, no amount of preparation, training or precaution is too great.
Nasa X-57 simulator prepares pilots, engineers for flight of electric X-plane
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, a former pilot and astronaut who flew on four shuttle missions, appeared natural at the controls of the X-57 simulator cockpit, and flew a pair of simulations where he landed on the Edwards Air Force Base runway. When it comes to NASA X-planes, no amount of preparation, training or precaution is too great.