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Plane Makes 1st Solar-Powered Intercontinental Flight

Solar Impulse travels from Spain to Morocco

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 5, 2012 3:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – A plane powered entirely by the sun is nearing the end of the world's first solar-powered intercontinental flight. The Solar Impulse left Madrid early this morning, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, and entered Moroccan airspace, AFP reports. The carbon-fiber plane, which is the size...   Read full story »

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