Solar-powered Flight

A US solar-powered drone nearly broke the record for the longest flight when it flew continously for 64 hours before crashing on August 19. The Zephy S drone was being evaluated by the US military and spent over 64 days in the stratosphere before it crashed, according to a report.

Social media giant Facebook has successfully carried out its first test flight of a solar-powered drone designed to provide faster and inexpensive internet access to remote regions of the world.

The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had completed a successful test flight of a solar-powered drone that it hopes will help it extend internet connectivity to every corner of the planet.

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.

The Solar Impulse 2's voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.

he pilots of a solar-powered airplane on a globe-circling voyage that began more than a year ago said their flight over the Statue of Liberty before landing in New York inspired them on their mission to promote a world free from reliance on fossil fuels.

The latest leg of a solar-powered airplane's around-the-world journey has been postponed due to weather conditions.

A solar-powered airplane midway through a historic bid to circle the globe completed the tenth leg of its journey on Monday, landing in Arizona after a 16-hour flight from California, the project team said.

Solar Impulse 2, an experimental aircraft flying around the world to draw attention to clean energy technologies, is to take flight again on Monday, organizers said.

The overall goal of solar-powered planes is the same: to achieve flight with minimal or no fuel burning.

A solar-powered airplane on a mission to fly around the world landed in California, completing a risky, three-day flight across a great expanse of the Pacific Ocean.

A solar-powered airplane reached the San Francisco Bay area and performed a fly-by over the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday afternoon following 56 hours of flight over the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world.

Set to arrive at Jupiter this year to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit, NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully executed a maneuver to adjust its flight path on Wednesday.

A solar-powered plane halfway through an attempt to circle the globe will be grounded in Hawaii for at least nine months because of battery damage sustained during its record 118-hour flight to Oahu from Japan, the project team said on Wednesday.

A US solar-powered drone nearly broke the record for the longest flight when it flew continously for 64 hours before crashing on August 19. The Zephy S drone was being evaluated by the US military and spent over 64 days in the stratosphere before it crashed, according to a report.

Social media giant Facebook has successfully carried out its first test flight of a solar-powered drone designed to provide faster and inexpensive internet access to remote regions of the world.

The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had completed a successful test flight of a solar-powered drone that it hopes will help it extend internet connectivity to every corner of the planet.

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.

The Solar Impulse 2's voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.

he pilots of a solar-powered airplane on a globe-circling voyage that began more than a year ago said their flight over the Statue of Liberty before landing in New York inspired them on their mission to promote a world free from reliance on fossil fuels.

The latest leg of a solar-powered airplane's around-the-world journey has been postponed due to weather conditions.

A solar-powered airplane midway through a historic bid to circle the globe completed the tenth leg of its journey on Monday, landing in Arizona after a 16-hour flight from California, the project team said.

Solar Impulse 2, an experimental aircraft flying around the world to draw attention to clean energy technologies, is to take flight again on Monday, organizers said.

The overall goal of solar-powered planes is the same: to achieve flight with minimal or no fuel burning.

A solar-powered airplane on a mission to fly around the world landed in California, completing a risky, three-day flight across a great expanse of the Pacific Ocean.

A solar-powered airplane reached the San Francisco Bay area and performed a fly-by over the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday afternoon following 56 hours of flight over the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world.

Set to arrive at Jupiter this year to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit, NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully executed a maneuver to adjust its flight path on Wednesday.

A solar-powered plane halfway through an attempt to circle the globe will be grounded in Hawaii for at least nine months because of battery damage sustained during its record 118-hour flight to Oahu from Japan, the project team said on Wednesday.