Solar Impulse articles

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  Article

  Solar Impulse travels 957 miles in furthest flight ever by solar-powered aircraft

  By Carl Franzen on May 23, 2013 10:14 am + 10 comments

  An airplane powered entirely by 11,000 solar cells covering its gigantic wings just completed the Continue reading…

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  Flying forever, one day at a time: solar-powered airplane embarks on coast-to-coast voyage

  By Sean Hollister on May 3, 2013 04:45 pm + 68 comments

  In 1999, Bertrand Piccard traveled around the world in a balloon, without stopping a single time. Continue reading…

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  Article

  Solar Impulse completes first solar-powered interncontinental flight

  By Evan Rodgers on June 6, 2012 03:25 pm + 8 comments

  The Solar Impulse plane, which runs entirely on solar energy as the name implies, has completed its Continue reading…