LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solar Impulse Foundation, the solution-oriented organization founded by environmental visionary and explorer Bertrand Piccard, today announces ...

The sunlight-powered journey around the world ended in the dark as pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft at 4:05 a.m. local time on July 26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The ...

A flight from California to New York usually takes about six hours, but for André Borschberg it's going to take a lot longer. Borschberg and fellow pilot Bertrand Piccard will leave Mountain View, ...

Andre Borschberg said as he flew into New York City he felt like a kid and the lights of the city looked like a "grand Christmas tree." On June 7, 2016, the Solar Impulse 2 team, scheduled to land in ...

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France (AP) — When aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard a decade ago spearheaded a much-hyped flight around the world in a plane powered by sunlight, it raised awareness about ...

The Swiss-made, all-solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) has embarked on a historic attempt to circumnavigate the globe from Abu Dhabi. Cofounders André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard will ...

After more than 24,000 miles, a solar-powered plane just completed the final leg of its flight around the world. Solar Impulse 2 -- the experimental solar plane which first set out on its ...

The Solar Impulse 2 is traveling from China to Hawaii. — -- It's the launch of the newest adventure in this first-of-its-kind aircraft. For the next 130 hours, six days and six nights with no ...

After achieving the first circumnavigations of the globe in a balloon and more recently in a solar aircraft, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard unveils his new emission-free project: a green hydrogen ...

On its journey around the world, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) - after a flight of three days and three nights (71 hours and 8 minutes) without fuel - has completed its crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to land ...

Solar Impulse has made history by completing the first ever round-the-world flight powered only by energy from the sun. The plane landed at its starting point in Abu Dhabi at 04:05 am local time, ...