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"Experimental Solar-Powered Plane Completes Journey Across The Pacific"

"Experimental solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 has landed in Mountain View, Calif., after a three-day flight across the Pacific.

"Good morning, California!" the plane's visibly emotional pilot Bertrand Piccard told a cheering crowd at Moffett Airfield, where he landed at 11:44 p.m. local time. He's soon handed an extra large bottle of champagne.

The Solar Impulse team is attempting to fly around the world using only the power of the sun."

Merrit Kennedy reports for NPR April 24, 2016.
 

Source: NPR, 04/25/2016