The flight of the Solar Impulse


In this image released by Solar Impulse 2, the solar powered plane, piloted by Andre Borschberg approaches Honolulu Airport in Hawaii early Friday, July 3, 2015, after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. (Jean Revillard/Solar Impulse 2 via AP)
In this image released by Solar Impulse 2, the solar powered plane, piloted by Andre Borschberg approaches Honolulu Airport in Hawaii early Friday, July 3, 2015, after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. (Jean Revillard/Solar Impulse 2 via AP)
Flying Solar Impulse "gives the possibility to enjoy the present moment," pilot Andre Borschberg says in a tweet. (Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
Flying Solar Impulse “gives the possibility to enjoy the present moment,” pilot Andre Borschberg says in a tweet. (Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
(Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
FILE — In this Sunday, May 31, 2015 file photo, the Solar Impulse 2 takes off from Nanjing Lukou International Airport in Nanjing in eastern China’s Jiangsu province. The solar plane attempting to fly around the world without a drop of fuel said Monday, June 1, that it is making an unscheduled stop in Nagoya, central Japan, because of bad weather. Swiss pilot André Borschberg took off from Nanjing, China, on Sunday for Hawaii on what was to be the longest leg of the journey, an 8,175-kilometer (5,079-mile) flight to Hawaii. CHINA OUT (Chinatopix Via AP, File)
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In this image released by Solar Impulse 2, the solar powered plane, piloted by Andre Borschberg approaches Honolulu Airport in Hawaii early Friday, July 3, 2015, after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. (Jean Revillard/Solar Impulse 2 via AP)
Flying Solar Impulse "gives the possibility to enjoy the present moment," pilot Andre Borschberg says in a tweet. (Andre Borschberg via Twitter)
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