Radical’s full-size prototype for a stratospheric drone makes first flight Aerial test marks progress in quest to send solar-powered planes to high altitude for long-duration missions Read More
Former Amazon Prime Air employees raise $4.5M for stealthy solar airplane startup Seattle-based Radical says it has raised $4.5 million to support the development of solar-powered, autonomous airplanes that can beam down… Read More
Boeing subsidiary says its solar-powered Odysseus drone will fly high in 2019 Aurora Flight Sciences, a pioneer in experimental flying vehicles that became a Boeing subsidiary last year, says its solar-powered, high-altitude,… Read More
Solar Impulse plane takes off from Egypt on final leg of round-the-world odyssey The Swiss-built Solar Impulse 2 airplane rose into the skies over Cairo, Egypt, tonight to finish off its 16-month, 22,000-mile, fuel-free… Read More
Facebook shares video from the first flight of its Aquila solar-powered internet drone After more than a year of development, Facebook unveiled a video showing the first flight of its full-scale Aquila drone, which… Read More
Solar Impulse gets a pyramid photo op in Egypt, prepares for round-the-world finale After a photo op with the Great Pyramids, the Solar Impulse 2 airplane touched down in Egypt for the last… Read More
Fuel-free Solar Impulse airplane heads for its last round-the-world layover in Egypt Sixteen months after it started, the fuel-free Solar Impulse 2 airplane took off before dawn Monday for what’s expected to… Read More
¡Olé! Solar Impulse airplane speeds over the Atlantic and lands in Spain The world’s most traveled fuel-free airplane, Solar Impulse 2, made better time than expected and landed in Spain today, leaving… Read More
Solar Impulse lands in Hawaii, sets record for longest solar-powered flight On Friday, as most Americans were getting into their Fourth of July celebrations, the Solar Impulse 2 touched down in… Read More
