Solar Impulse 2, the pioneering aircraft known for the first round-the-world solar flight, was lost during an uncrewed flight, ending its decade-long journey in the skies.

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 ...

Piccard never intended the vehicle for commercial use, but instead envisioned it as a way to raise awareness for sustainable energy by building the first solar-powered plane capable of ...

The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 plane took off from Tulsa early Saturday on its third flight across the U.S. mainland as it continues its around-the-world tour. The aircraft will make its way to ...

(USA Today) After weeks of waiting, the sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 plane finally lifted off on Sunday from Japan, bound for Hawaii. Bad weather had postponed the planned 4,000-mile leg of the ...

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 ...

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