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US Drone Crashes Hours Before Breaking 63-Year-Old Record for Longest 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.
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Facebook's Internet-Delivery Drone Completes First Test Flight
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.
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Facebook Aquila Solar-Powered Internet Drone Passes First Full-Scale Test Flight
The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.
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Aquila, Facebook's Solar-Powered Internet Drone Takes Flight
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.
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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-Powered Pilots' Globe-Circling Flight Arrives In New York
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.
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Solar Powered Airplane's Flight To New York City Postponed
The latest leg of a solar-powered airplane's around-the-world journey has been postponed due to weather conditions.
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Solar-Powered Plane Lands In Arizona On Round-The-World Flight
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.
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Solar-Powered Plane To Soar Again On Round-The-World Flight
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.
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Why Solar-Powered Planes Are Still a Long Way From Carrying Passengers
The overall goal of solar-powered planes is the same: to achieve flight with minimal or no fuel burning.
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Journey Across Pacific Ocean
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.
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Solar Plane Reaches California After Flight Across Pacific
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.
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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Sets Flight Path For Jupiter Date
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.
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Solar-Powered Plane Grounded 9 Months in Hawaii by Battery Damage
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.
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US Drone Crashes Hours Before Breaking 63-Year-Old Record for Longest 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.
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Facebook's Internet-Delivery Drone Completes First Test Flight
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.
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Facebook Aquila Solar-Powered Internet Drone Passes First Full-Scale Test Flight
The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.
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Aquila, Facebook's Solar-Powered Internet Drone Takes Flight
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.
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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-Powered Pilots' Globe-Circling Flight Arrives In New York
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.
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Solar Powered Airplane's Flight To New York City Postponed
The latest leg of a solar-powered airplane's around-the-world journey has been postponed due to weather conditions.
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Solar-Powered Plane Lands In Arizona On Round-The-World Flight
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.
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Solar-Powered Plane To Soar Again On Round-The-World Flight
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.
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Why Solar-Powered Planes Are Still a Long Way From Carrying Passengers
The overall goal of solar-powered planes is the same: to achieve flight with minimal or no fuel burning.
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Journey Across Pacific Ocean
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.
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Solar Plane Reaches California After Flight Across Pacific
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.
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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Sets Flight Path For Jupiter Date
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.
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Solar-Powered Plane Grounded 9 Months in Hawaii by Battery Damage
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.
