solar impulse 2
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Solar Impulse Has Made It To Pennsylvania
Yesterday, Solar Impulse safely touched down at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania. That’s another 1000km ticked off of its bid to circumnavigate the globe using only solar energy.
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Solar Impulse 2 Successfully Landed In California After 62 Hours In The Air
After taking off from Hawaii at 6:30am, pilot Bertrand Piccard reported that he felt great after a day of travel, and after a total 62 hours of flight time, he successfully landed at Moffett Airfield, California.
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Aww, Solar Impulse 2 Is So Damaged It’s Grounded Until Next Year
We knew that the solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 — currently on an almost literally Icarusian flight around the world — was badly damaged on its record-breaking flight from Japan to Hawaii last week. But today we learned that the extent of the damage is so severe it will ground the craft until next year.