This test flight, conducted by the Ashburn, Virginia-based startup Overview Energy, marks a major victory in the quest for ...
Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...
Another air record has been (unofficially) broken as a prop-driven solar/electric aircraft reached the highest altitude yet for its type. On August 12, 2025, a modified Elektra One reached 31,237 feet ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A solar-powered airplane landed in California on Saturday, completing a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world. A ...
The successful test is a proof-of-concept for Overview Energy's plans to deliver solar energy to Earth from satellites. The Northern Virginia startup hopes to conduct orbital ...
The plan is for HAP-alpha to gradually reach an altitude of up to 20 kilometers. Source (All Images) | DLR (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) The German Aerospace Center – DLR (Cologne) announces that its ...