Logbook
11/06 - 2015
We don’t know whether to laugh or cry… We’ve just fallen short on our direct China-Hawaii flight, this flight of 6 days and 6 nights that André had so been looking forward to. The weather forecasts suddenly... - read more
News
29/06 - 2015
A possible window for a flight to Hawaii on June 28th, was identified. Si2 took off at 18:03 UTC from Nagoya, with André Borschberg at the controls, and preferred waiting the point of no return before... - read more
News
23/06 - 2015
FLIGHT UPDATE: NO TAKEOFF TO HAWAII
Tough times at Solar Impulse. This time we got really close but, after animated discussions at the Mission Control Center, the decision was taken to abandon take-off. Watch this video and revisit the story... - read more
News
01/06 - 2015
LEG #7: Landing NANJING - NAGOYA
Solar Impulse on the way to Hawaii, was not able to cross to the Pacific due to the cold front and deteriorating weather conditions. Negotiations went on during the day to land in Nagoya, Japan. The Solar... - read more
News
01/06 - 2015
Leg #7: Takeoff Nanjing-Hawaii
André Borschberg (CEO, Co-founder and pilot) in front of the media before boarding Solar Impulse 2 to attempt the first oceanic flight of the world journey. Bertrand Piccard (Initiator, Chairman and... - read more