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NASA's windbot drone would sail forever around JupiterAs part of Innovative Advanced Concepts program, the Jet Propulsion Lab at NASA is looking into using a 'windbot' to harness the power of J...23 Jul, 2015, 01.28 PM IST- Solar plane departs China for its toughest journey to HawaiiSolar Impulse 2's departure from China to Hawaii at 0240 am (1210 am IST) came more than a month after it landed in Nanjing on the night of...31 May, 2015, 03.02 PM IST
- Solar plane set for most challenging leg of epic 6-day journeyThe plane is powered completely by the sun and has been in Nanjing city in east China waiting for clearer skies during their journey to Haw...25 May, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
- Facebook may try out solar-powered planes and satellites as part of government’s Digital India planFacebook is open to testing pilot alternative technologies such as solar-powered planes and satellites in India to provide broadband connec...30 Mar, 2015, 04.17 PM IST
- Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 lands in Myanmar on 3rd leg of journeyA solar-powered plane landed in Myanmar tonight, the third leg of a round-the-world trip aimed at highlighting clean energy.19 Mar, 2015, 09.56 PM IST
- Solar Impulse-2 plane takes off after night stop in VaranasiThe aircraft took off at around 5:22 AM from Varanasi airport and is being flown by co-pilot as well as project President Bertrand Piccard.19 Mar, 2015, 11.26 AM IST
- Solar Impulse takes off from Ahmedabad, expected to land at Varanasi at 9 pmOn its journey to Varanasi, the pilot Andre Borschberg will fly the zero-fuel airplane on about 1071km for an estimated time of 15 hours.18 Mar, 2015, 09.25 AM IST
- How Narendra Modi envisioned a successful Solar Impulse 2 when everyone else was scepticalAlthough the aircraft had permissions to land at Delhi and Mumbai airports, Ahmedabad was chosen as two big technology partners for Solar I...11 Mar, 2015, 08.27 PM IST
- 1st around-the-world solar flight Solar Impulse aims to garner support from India on clean energyThe wings of the Solar Impulse 2 are covered by more than 17,000 solar cells that recharge the plane's batteries. It flies at around 25 kno...11 Mar, 2015, 01.35 PM IST
- Solar Impulse lands in AhmedabadSolar Impulse 2, the world's first solar-powered aeroplane, on Tuesday stopped by in Ahmedabad and will fly to Varanasi later this week on ...10 Mar, 2015, 11.07 PM IST
- World's first solar-powered plane leaves Oman for GujaratSolar Impulse is claimed to be the first aircraft to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, propelled solely by the sun's energy, as per...10 Mar, 2015, 03.38 PM IST
- Solar Impulse’s round-the-world trip may start this week-endThirteen years in the making, the idea of a solar-powered aircraft was initially considered something of joke by the aviation industry.04 Mar, 2015, 09.51 PM IST
- Facebook open to solar plane-based internet services in India"The reason why planes are interesting is that you can have solar powered planes that stay very high in the sky and provide connectivity," ...04 Mar, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
- First solar-powered plane's flight route unveiledThe first solar-powered plane able to fly day and night will travel 35,000 kilometres in the first attempt to fly around the globe without ...21 Jan, 2015, 11.14 PM IST
- Facebook to test internet beaming drones in 2015A team at the FB Connectivity Lab is specifically working on policy, advising the technology and development teams on regulations that are ...28 Sep, 2014, 02.57 PM IST
- Solar-powered airplane that can fly forever makes its first flightThe Solar Impulse 2 took 50 engineers, 80 technological partners, and 100 technical advisors 12 years to conceptualise, design, and build.11 Jun, 2014, 10.21 AM IST
- Solar plane to take off next April'Solarimplse,' a solar plane, dubbed a revolutionary project in the field of aviation, will have its first test flight April next year in S...17 Nov, 2008, 06.23 AM IST
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