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...The Solar Impulse took off from Dulles International Airport just before 5 a.m. Saturday. It was anticipated to soar over Maryland, Delaware, past Atlantic City, N.J., and by the Statue of Liberty before landing at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport early Sunday morning, The Associated Press reported. The plane's estimated time of arrival in New York is around 2 a.m., according to its website.André Borschberg, the Solar Impulse's pilot, will not guide the plane to climb to more than 10,000 feet during its journey to the Big Apple...

A solar energy plane made the world's first international flight powered by the sun on Friday to show the potential for pollution-free air travel. The Solar Impulse took off from an airfield at Payerne in western Switzerland on Friday morning and landed at Brussels airport after a 13-hour flight. "The objective is to demonstrate what we can do with existing technology in terms of renewable energy and energy savings," project co-founder and pilot Andre Borschberg told Reuters by telephone during the flight. Borschberg believes such solar-harnessing technology can be used to power cars and homes. "It is symbolic to be...