Solar Impulse 2

After covering some 8,200 kilometres over the course of 120 hours, pilot co-founder Andre Borschberg (R) and his colleague Bertrand Piccard (L) celebrate the landing of the Solar Impulse 2 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 3 July 2015. Photo: Bruce Omori/EPA
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16 July 2015
Record-breaking Solar Impulse 2 grounded for ‘several months’
A handout image provided by Solar Impulse shows the Solar Impulse 2 approaching Kalaeloa Airport with Andre Borschberg at the controls, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA, 03 July 2015. Photo: EPA
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04 July 2015
Solar Impulse lands in Hawaii, completing...
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft completed a historic flight in its quest to circle the globe...
Photo: André Borschberg/Twitter
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03 July 2015
Record-breaking solar plane nears Hawaii after ‘...
A solar-powered plane on the riskiest leg of a round-the-globe bid is closing in on...
Heading for Hawaii - Solar Impulse 2 plane after taking off from the international airport in Nagoya, Japan, on 29 June 2015. Photo: EPA
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02 July 2015
Solar Impulse two-thirds of way from Japan to...
A solar-powered aircraft flying from Japan to Hawaii on the most perilous leg of a round-...
Pilot Andre Borschberg at the controls of Solar Impulse 2 as he prepares to take off from Nagoya, Japan, 28 June 2015. Photo: EPA
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29 June 2015
Solar Impulse past ‘point of no return’ from...
A revolutionary solar-powered aircraft was past "the point of no return" and flying over...
Solar Impulse managed to fly to Nagoya, Japan. But will weather and available sunlight force a postponement of the next leg?  Photo: Solar Impulse
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25 June 2015
Solar Impulse could be stuck in Japan for a year...
A solar-powered plane attempting to fly around the world must cross the Pacific within a...
Photo: EPA
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02 June 2015
Solar Impulse touches down on unscheduled Japan...
The record-breaking Solar Impulse 2 landed in Japan Monday on an unscheduled stop after...
Pilot Andre Boschberg (C) during interviews ahead of the take off of Solar Impulse 2 -a solar powered plane- in Nanjing China, 31 May 2015. Photo: EPA
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01 June 2015
Solar Impulse takes off for six-day, six-night...
The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft took off early Sunday for a six-day, six-night...
Solar Impulse 2 shortly after it landed in Nanjing, China, late 21 April 2015. Photo: EPA
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22 April 2015
Solar plane lands in east China ahead of Pacific...
Solar Impulse 2 landed late on April 21 in the Chinese city of Nanjing, finishing the...
Ground staff move the Solar Impulse 2, a solar powered plane, into a hangar after it touched down at the airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 31, 2015. Photo: EPA
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31 March 2015
Solar Impulse lands in China after 20-hr flight...
Solar Impulse 2 landed early on March 31 in China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, as...
Solar Impulse 2 aircraft inside its inflatable hanger at the Mandalay International Airport in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 20, 2015. Photo: Bo Bo/Mizzima
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30 March 2015
Solar Impulse takes off from Mandalay for China
Solar Impulse 2 took off from Mandalay early on Monday and headed for China’s Chongqing,...
Lightning over the temporary tent housing the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft at Mandalay International Airport on March 24, 2015. Photo: Solar Impulse
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26 March 2015
Weather delays solar flight departure
The Solar Impulse team says the earliest takeoff date for their solar-powered flight on...
23 March 2015
Solar lighting to light communities up-country
JJ-Pun in partnership with First Myanmar Investment Company Ltd. and Philips Lighting...

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