<p><b> by Anthony Falco</b></p>A new solar plane wants to be the first manned plane</a> to reach the stratosphere.Solarstratos</a>, a solar-powered, fuel-less plane, successfully completed</a> its first test flight</a>. It flew for seven minutes and reached an altitude of nearly 1,000 feet. The company hopes that this will be the first commercial solar-powered plane, and the first manned solar plane to reach the stratosphere. They hope to reach that goal sometime next year.</p></p><br /> <p>The post Zero-Fuel Solar Plane Completes First Test Flight</a> appeared first on Vocativ</a>.</p>
