NASA to Host X-57 Maxwell Project Update

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	June 22, 2023  MEDIA ADVISORY M23-077 NASA to Host X-57 Maxwell Project Update afrc2021-0047-19.jpg NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft after completing high-voltage ground testing at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edward, California, in 2021. Credits: NASA/Lauren Hughes NASA will hold a media teleconference to discuss its X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft project at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 23. Audio of the call will stream live on the agency’s website.  The goal of the X-57 project is to share the knowledge NASA has gained through development of the aircraft’s electric propulsion-focused design and airworthiness process with regulators. This information will advance certification approaches for electric propulsion in emerging electric aircraft markets. Scheduled participants in the call will include: Bradley C. Flick, director, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California Kate McMurtry, deputy director for the Integrated Aviation Systems Program, NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Vincent Schultz, X-57 deputy project manager, NASA Armstrong Sean Clarke, X-57 principal investigator, NASA Armstrong Media interested in participating in the teleconference should RSVP by emailing matthew.r.kamlet@xxxxxxxx. NASA’s goal of developing knowledge through the X-57 project is part of the agency’s commitment to supporting the U.S. climate goal of achieving net-zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.   -end-
	Press Contacts Rob Margetta Headquarters, Washington 202-763-5012 robert.j.margetta@xxxxxxxx Sarah Mann NASA Armstrong 661-233-3758 Sarah.mann@xxxxxxxx
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