Airbus glider flight all set to step into the stratosphere

Airbus, supporting the Mission Perlan 2 group that launched the ambitious project, aims to test every aspect of the unpowered aircraft.
Airbus completed a test flight Saturday of a glider set to eventually travel to the edge of space, in a pioneering step into the stratosphere.
The Perlan 2’s flight, from an airstrip in the western US state of Nevada, took place two hours after the planned 1:45 (local time) start time due to heavy rain. It lasted just a few minutes — instead of 30 m