It’s been an epic journey for the Solar Impuse airplane and pilots Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard. Two months ago, Piccard departed from the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA, and after making stops in Phoenix, Dallas, St Louis, Cincinnati, and Washington, DC, the solar-powered airplane landed at New York’s JFK Airport late on Saturday night with Borschberg at the controls. The landing came earlier than expected, as a tear in one of the wings required Borschberg to land the plane about three hours ahead of schedule. The arrival in New York marks the end of a symbolic journey across the country, which will serve as preparation for an around-the-world flight that is scheduled for 2015.
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