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Raphael Domjan Nears Solar Flight World Record with 8,224-Metre SolarStratos Journey
Raphael Domjan, a Swiss eco-explorer, achieved an 8,224-meter altitude in his SolarStratos aircraft, edging closer to breaking the solar-powered flight record. The attempt, departing from Sion Airport, showcased the potential of renewable energy in aviation.
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Solar Impulse Completes Trip Around The World Without A Drop Of Fuel
Solar Impulse 2 made history today as the first airplane to circle the globe powered only by the sun, opening up new possibilities for the future of renewable energy.
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Its Epic Solar Flight Around the World
Solar Impulse 2 first took off from Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2015, beginning a landmark journey of about 40,000 km around the globe and nearly 500 hours of flying.
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Solar Impulse 2 Pilot Andre Borschberg Dares The Impossible
Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg lives by the rallying cry of "making the impossible possible", and now he and his compatriot Bertrand Piccard have done just that.
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Solar Plane Ends Historic Round-The-World Trip
Solar Impulse 2 landed today in the UAE, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy.
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Solar Impulse 2 Leaves Egypt For Final Leg Of World Tour
The first solar-powered plane to circle the world took off from Cairo on Sunday for Abu Dhabi, in the final leg of its journey.
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World Touring Solar Plane's Final Leg To UAE Delayed
The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed Saturday due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter.
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Solar Plane Lands In Egypt In Penultimate Stop Of World Tour
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo today for its penultimate stop as the solar-powered plane nears the end of its marathon tour around the world.
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Solar Plane Leaves Spain For Penultimate Leg Of World Tour
The Solar Impulse 2 left southern Spain on Monday on its way to Egypt for the penultimate leg of the solar-powered airplane's landmark round-the-world journey.
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Solar Plane Completes First-Ever Atlantic Flight
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain today morning after completing a 70-hour flight from New York in the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Spain After 70-Hour Transatlantic Flight
The Solar Impulse 2's voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.
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Solar-Impulse 2 More Than Halfway Across The Atlantic
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed the halfway mark of its marathon flight across the Atlantic late Tuesday, one of the most challenging legs of its historic sun-powered journey around the world.
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Solar Impulse 2 Begins Atlantic Crossing To Promote Clean Technology
The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft set off from New York's JFK airport early today, embarking on the transatlantic leg of its record-breaking flight around the world to promote renewable energy.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in New York in Historic Bid to Circle the Globe
The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi.
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Pioneering Solar Pilots 'Make Sci-Fi A Reality'
The Swiss pilot readying to cross the Atlantic in a solar-powered plane on the next leg of a record-breaking, round-the-world mission says he is making science fiction reality.
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Raphael Domjan Nears Solar Flight World Record with 8,224-Metre SolarStratos Journey
Raphael Domjan, a Swiss eco-explorer, achieved an 8,224-meter altitude in his SolarStratos aircraft, edging closer to breaking the solar-powered flight record. The attempt, departing from Sion Airport, showcased the potential of renewable energy in aviation.
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Solar Impulse Completes Trip Around The World Without A Drop Of Fuel
Solar Impulse 2 made history today as the first airplane to circle the globe powered only by the sun, opening up new possibilities for the future of renewable energy.
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Its Epic Solar Flight Around the World
Solar Impulse 2 first took off from Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2015, beginning a landmark journey of about 40,000 km around the globe and nearly 500 hours of flying.
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Solar Impulse 2 Pilot Andre Borschberg Dares The Impossible
Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg lives by the rallying cry of "making the impossible possible", and now he and his compatriot Bertrand Piccard have done just that.
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Solar Plane Ends Historic Round-The-World Trip
Solar Impulse 2 landed today in the UAE, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy.
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Solar Impulse 2 Leaves Egypt For Final Leg Of World Tour
The first solar-powered plane to circle the world took off from Cairo on Sunday for Abu Dhabi, in the final leg of its journey.
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World Touring Solar Plane's Final Leg To UAE Delayed
The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed Saturday due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter.
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Solar Plane Lands In Egypt In Penultimate Stop Of World Tour
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo today for its penultimate stop as the solar-powered plane nears the end of its marathon tour around the world.
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Solar Plane Leaves Spain For Penultimate Leg Of World Tour
The Solar Impulse 2 left southern Spain on Monday on its way to Egypt for the penultimate leg of the solar-powered airplane's landmark round-the-world journey.
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Solar Plane Completes First-Ever Atlantic Flight
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain today morning after completing a 70-hour flight from New York in the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Spain After 70-Hour Transatlantic Flight
The Solar Impulse 2's voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.
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Solar-Impulse 2 More Than Halfway Across The Atlantic
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed the halfway mark of its marathon flight across the Atlantic late Tuesday, one of the most challenging legs of its historic sun-powered journey around the world.
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Solar Impulse 2 Begins Atlantic Crossing To Promote Clean Technology
The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft set off from New York's JFK airport early today, embarking on the transatlantic leg of its record-breaking flight around the world to promote renewable energy.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in New York in Historic Bid to Circle the Globe
The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi.
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Pioneering Solar Pilots 'Make Sci-Fi A Reality'
The Swiss pilot readying to cross the Atlantic in a solar-powered plane on the next leg of a record-breaking, round-the-world mission says he is making science fiction reality.
