Solar Airplane’s Round-The-World Trip Is Halted Until 2016

Solar Airplane’s Round-The-World Trip Is Halted Until 2016

By Bill Chappell

Battery problems on the Solar Impulse, the airplane that’s been flying around the world using only the sun’s-power, have grounded it until next spring.

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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/15/423184042/solar-airplane-s-round-the-world-trip-is-halted-until-2016?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us

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