美国航天局资助Electra.aero和其他人到2050年开发无排放电动飞机。 NASA funds Electra.aero and others to develop emission-free, electric aircraft by 2050.

美国航天局根据其旨在减少商用飞机排放的AACES2050倡议,授予了开发可持续航空技术的合同。 NASA has awarded contracts to develop sustainable aviation technologies under its AACES 2050 initiative, aimed at reducing emissions from commercial aircraft. Electra.aero与美国航空公司和麻省理工学院等伙伴一起,正在研制电机和混合电机,目的是在没有机场、排放物或噪音的情况下飞翔。 Electra.aero, with partners like American Airlines and MIT, is developing electric and hybrid-electric planes designed to fly without airports, emissions, or noise. 该公司根据50岁以上客户的意向书拥有2 000多架飞机,预期到本十年结束时开始运营。 The company has over 2,000 aircraft under Letters of Intent from 50+ customers and expects to start operations by the end of the decade. 美国航天局还委托进行了五项新的研究,以探索可持续的航空器概念,共拨款1 150万美元,用于进一步调查到2050年的航空可持续发展技术。 NASA also commissioned five new studies to explore sustainable aircraft concepts, awarding a total of $11.5 million to further investigate technologies for aviation's sustainable future by 2050.