Green Skies: Plane Crosses Pacific Ocean Fuelled Only By Solar Power
“It’s a new era. It’s not science fiction. It’s today.” Such were the words of Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist Bertrand Piccard after having just completed a 62-hour, non-stop solo flight across the Pacific Ocean without burning an ounce of fuel. Piccard landed in California on Saturday night after departing from Hawaii during an around-the-world