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2015-03-9

Solar power

Solar-powered aircraft "Solar Impulse 2" begins its circumnavigation of the earth.

Sources: BBC

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2015-03-9

Solar power

Solar-powered aircraft "Solar Impulse 2" begins its circumnavigation of the earth.

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