Solar Impulse 2 will be stuck in Japan for at least a week, its pilot has said, after sustaining damage to its delicate wing while on the ground. The plane was en route from China to Hawaii, in the ...

Installed inside a life-size mock-up of the cockpit of the second plane currently under construction, André Borschberg took up the challenge of piloting the Solar Impulse simulator non-stop for 72 ...

Solar Impulse 2 completed the first fuel-free flight around the world. The aircraft traveled approximately 40,000 kilometers using only solar energy. It relied on solar cells and onboard batteries to ...

The second version of the 100% solar-powered airplane, Solar Impulse, has been completed. It debuted April 9 in Payerne, Switzerland. The new airplane will be the one used in next year's attempted ...

Solar Impulse 2 is scheduled to take off next year and fly around the world using only the sun as an energy source. A lot of advanced engineering went into this craft, but we're still a long way from ...

Two filmmakers spent more than a year chronicling the Solar Impulse 2 as it flew around the world with no fuel.Their Nova film takes us inside the cockpit. This Solar-Powered Plane Can Now Fly Around ...