Home » Topics » Andre Borschberg
Solar-powered plane prepares for flight across the United States
A groundbreaking solar-powered Swiss aircraft is ready to make a coast-to-coast flight across the United States, its creators said Thursday. The experimental Solar Impulse plane, which has made several trips since its maiden flight in 2009, will take off on May 1 on a transcontinental tour split in five stages.…
Solar-powered plane soars over the Moroccan desert
An experimental solar-powered plane, flying without using any fuel, arrived late on Friday in Rabat on a return journey to Switzerland after its successful flight over the Moroccan desert. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse took off from Quarzazate in southern Morocco at 0733 GMT, and touched down in the Moroccan capital…
Solar plane makes flight over Moroccan desert
A solar-powered plane early Friday completed a flight over the Moroccan desert to showcase renewable energy, as a key summit in Rio discussed “greening” the world economy. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse landed in Ouarzazate at 26 minutes after midnight (2326 GMT) after having taken off from Rabat at dawn on…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Jon Stewart: ‘Yes, we motherf*cking can’ fix Veterans Affairs backlog
- North Korea releases Chinese fishermen after briefly holding them hostage
- Google faces new pressure in UK over tax claims
- Secular Coalition: Daily Caller editor sent ‘Here’s a Dick pic’ email to spokeswoman
- Dozens dead after devastating tornado rips through Oklahoma City
- Sudden infant death risk greater when parents share bed with babies
- Like bats and dolphins, blind humans can use echolocation to find objects
- Secret Service probes right-wing radio host for threatening Hillary Clinton
- Apple allegedly uses havens to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes
- Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers
Commentary
An open letter to the Center for Inquiry
By Amanda Marcotte
Stop whining about Millennials
By Pando Daily
Six ways the GOP could screw up the Obama administration’s scandals
By Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
