+Travel | July 8, 2010
Maiden flight of Solar Impulse

How A Solar-Powered Plane Flew For 24 Straight Hours Wednesday

By Megan Gibson

An experimental solar-powered plane successfully flew for 24 hours, fueled solely by the power of the sun. So do we have some sweet seat sales coming our way, or what?

+Science | July 7, 2010
Solar Impulse's HB-SIA prototype airplane

Solar-Powered Planes: The Future of Air Travel?

By Chris Gentilviso

Emissions-free air travel made an experimental flight on Wednesday.