Voyager 1 becomes first man-made object to leave solar system
U.S. space agency NASA said Thursday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first human- made object to venture into interstellar space. New and…
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NASA’s Voyager 1 Explores Final Frontier of Our ‘Solar Bubble’
Data from Voyager 1, now more than 11 billion miles from the sun, suggest the spacecraft is closer to becoming the first human-made object to…
NASA Prepares for Launch of Next Solar Satellite
NASA’s next scientific satellite, which is scheduled for launch June 26, will provide the most detailed look ever at the sun’s lower atmosphere or interface…
Solar Impulse Completes First Leg of Flight Across America
The Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed safely in Phoenix at 00:30 am MST today on Runway 08. Solar Impulse pilot Bertrand Piccard flew the aircraft on…
Solar Airplane Starts Journey Across US
WASHINGTON, May 3 – The first airplane that can fly both day and night powered exclusively by the sun’s rays took off from California on…
ESA contracts Astrium UK to build Solar Orbiter
ESA has awarded the contract to build its next-generation Sun explorer to Astrium UK. Solar Orbiter will investigate how the Sun creates and controls the…
Large solar flares generate geomagnetic storm
A pair of unusually large solar flares early yesterday generated a Coronal Mass Ejection that will reach Earth around mid-day today. It will likely cause…
Simulated Flight: Three Days and Nights in Solar Impulse Cockpit
Solar Impulse will simulate a 72-hour flight in a full-size mock-up cockpit of the second airplane, currently under construction. André Borschberg will put the design…
Delta diverts polar flights due to solar storm
Delta Air Lines said it is diverting some flights on polar routes between Detroit and Asia to avoid disruptions to aircraft communications by a strong…
Solar Impulse warm welcome at home base Payerne
After a 12 hour flight the solar aircraft HB-SIA at last appeared above the airfield in Payerne to prepare for an emotional homecoming. Hundreds of…
Solar Impulse flew this morning for the first time at Paris Air Show
Paris 26 June 2010 – The Solar Powered Plane was unable to fly due to bad weather at Paris Air Show, only on Sunday morning…
The Swiss Solar Impulse arrives in Le Bourget for the Paris air-show
Solar Impulse, has arrived in Le Bourget at its second attempt on Tuesday after three days’ delay, ready for a debut at the biennial International…
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