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- Solar Impulse co-founder aims to make electric aviation a reality with new company Thu, 20 Apr 17, 1:04amElectric high-speed trains have been zipping passengers across Europe and Asia for decades. Now the era of affordable electric cars is beginning with the introduction of the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3. But what about aviation?...
- Solar Impulse Begins Round-the-World Journey Wed, 11 Mar 15, 2:24pmEarlier this week, the Solar Impulse aircraft took off from Abu Dhabi on the first leg of it’s atempt to fly around the globe entirely on solar power. We’ve been especially interested in this project from its...
- 8 memorable milestones of the first solar-powered flight around-the-world Tue, 26 Jul 16, 11:00pmThe Solar Impulse project began in Switzerland in 2003, when Bertrand Piccard—a veteran balloonist and also a psychiatrist—began designing and building a one-man airplane that could fly without fossil fuels, using only...
- Solar Impulse successfully completes solar-powered flight around the world Tue, 26 Jul 16, 7:27pmToday, Solar Impulse 2 completed its epic round-the-world journey, powered only by the sun’s energy. Swiss pilot and initiator Bertrand Piccard landed the experimental solar-powered aircraft in Abu Dhabi after 48 hours...
- Solar Impulse 2 nails world's first solar-powered flight across the Atlantic Ocean Thu, 23 Jun 16, 11:32pmThe experimental solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 made history early this morning when it touched down in Seville, Spain after a three-day nonstop flight from New York City...
- Solar Impulse 2 begins 4-day nonstop flight across the Atlantic on longest day of the year Mon, 20 Jun 16, 9:21pmSolar Impulse 2 celebrated the dawn of summer this morning by lifting off from New York’s Kennedy Airport and heading east. Today marks the beginning of the trans-Atlantic leg of the solar-powered aircraft’s round-the-world...
- Solar Impulse 2 is ready to take to the skies again Fri, 15 Apr 16, 10:00pmAs planned, the record-breaking solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 is ready to launch and continue its flight around the globe. After weathering the winter in Hawaii and receiving upgrades, the plane is once again ready...
- Hybrid solar and biofuel plane to attempt first zero-carbon trans-Atlantic flight Tue, 15 Mar 16, 5:00amRaphael Dinelli is a French scientist, former yachtsman, and now a pilot with his eyes on a world record. He’s determined to make history by completing the first zero-carbon trans-Atlantic flight this June with a lightweight...
- Solar Impulse 2 is ready to soar with the sun again Fri, 4 Mar 16, 3:48amSolar Impulse 2, the solar-powered plane piloted by André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, is ready to continue its revolutionary voyage around the world...
- Solar Impulse team floats plan to build solar drones after round-the-world journey Wed, 13 Jan 16, 10:00pmSolar Impulse 2, the experimental solar-powered airplane, hasn’t even completed its trip around the world, but the team who built it is already thinking about what will happen to the plane, and others like it, in the future...
- Solar Impulse grounded in Hawaii until April 2016 for repairs to damaged batteries Thu, 16 Jul 15, 7:24amThe experimental solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 will remain grounded in Hawaii until at least April 2016, according to the latest update from the team...
- Sun-powered Solar Impulse lands safely in Hawaii after longest solo flight in aviation history Sat, 4 Jul 15, 5:35amSolar Impulse 2, piloted by André Borschberg has successfully completed its record-breaking solar-powered flight from Japan to Hawaii. The plane landed at 5:55am local time today, and was met with a traditional Hawaiian...
- Solar Impulse launches five day trip across the Pacific Ocean toward Hawaii Tue, 30 Jun 15, 1:08amLast week, we reported that Solar Impulse 2 could be grounded for up to a year if the experimental solar-powered airplane missed its window to take off across the Pacific Ocean...
- Solar Impulse could be grounded for a whole year in Japan Fri, 26 Jun 15, 3:00amSolar Impulse 2, the experimental solar-powered aircraft, has kept us on the edge of our seats as we’ve waited, day after day, for news of a second ocean crossing attempt...
- Bad weather forces Solar Impulse to make unscheduled stop in Japan Mon, 1 Jun 15, 11:53pmOver the weekend, Solar Impulse finally departed from China to begin its five-day, five-night solar-powered journey across the Pacific Ocean. This leg of the round-the-world expedition had been delayed for weeks due to bad...