Photo reblogged from The Day in Photos, by DailyMe with 24 notes
Solar Impulse’s Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg flies in the solar-powered HB-SIA prototype airplane after its first night flight attempt near Payerne airport, Switzerland, as the sun rises, Thursday, July 8, 2010. An experimental solar-powered plane has landed safely after completing its first 24-hour test flight. The record feat brings it one step closer to the makers’ ultimate aim of circling the globe using only energy from the sun. (AP Photo/Keystone/Fabrice Coffrini/Pool)
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This is amazing. Commercial...makers should build on this achievement.