Solar-Powered Airplane Takes Flight
Pascal Lauener / Reuters
New Heights
The project has not been without hiccups: the prototype's first night flight was postponed due to a defective telemetry receiver. Above, the plane sits in the firm's hanger in Payerne, Switzerland, on July 1, 2010.
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