June/July 2010:
Are we able to fly 24/7 by Solar Power?
An experimental solar-powered aircraft took off from Switzerland on Wednesday landed safely after successfully flying through the night.
The feat is a step toward the makers' aim of circling the globe using the power of the Sun to fuel the plane.
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Solar Plane test flight.
The plane, which has 12,000 solar cells, is the latest step in the Solar Impulse project, which Mr Borschberg leads with his business partner and fellow adventurer, Bertrand Piccard.
Mr Borschberg (L) and Mr Piccard have worked on the project for seven yearsMr Piccard made the first non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in a balloon in 1999.
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