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SI2 touchdown in Nanjing

NANJING, April 22, 2015

Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), a Swiss long-range solar-powered aircraft, landed successfully in Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, following a 20-day stay in Chongqing.

With Bertrand Piccard at the controls, the solar airplane concluded the sixth leg of the historic trip around the world last evening at 11:28 pm local time China (3:28 pm GMT).

Si2's pioneering team celebrated the arrival of the solar aircraft, which covered 1,344 km over 17 hours and 22 minutes.




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