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How US firm plans to beam solar power from orbit after world-first aircraft laser test
In late November, a Cessna turboprop aircraft flying at an altitude of 5,000 meters ...
A solar-powered airplane has landed in Pennsylvania, about 17 hours after it took off from the Ohio hometown of America aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 ...
A solar-powered plane on an around-the-world journey was about a third of the way to California early Friday after taking off from Hawaii, the project's mission control said. Solar Impulse 2 pilot ...
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A startup just beamed electricity from a moving airplane to prove we can harvest solar power from space
On a blustery November day in 2025, a Cessna turboprop fought its way through the skies over Pennsylvania. The conditions were miserable for flying: at an altitude of 5,000 meters, crosswinds whipped ...
The pilot of a solar-powered airplane on an around-the-world journey said Saturday that stopping in California's Silicon Valley will help link the daring project to the pioneering spirit of the area.
Overview attached its laser and optical systems to a Cessna Caravan and flew at an altitude of over 5,000 meters. When flying overhead, the aircraft was able to deliver power to a set of standard ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Bertrand Piccard was flying from Morocco to Spain last year - finishing up another highly successful test of Solar Impulse, the revolutionary airplane he helped design that ...
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