Solar Impulse (People 2013, by Laurent Gillieron) - Swiss Press Award
Laurent Gillieron
The wearing suit of Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg wainting
Keystone
Photo / People
2013
Laurent Gillieron
The wearing suit of Solar Impulse’s Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg wainting for him before the experimental aircraft Solar Impulse, HB-SIA, before takes off for its first intercontinental flight to Morocco at the airbase in Payerne, Switzerland, Thursday, May 24, 2012. Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse, the zero fuel airplane, makes its first intercontinental trip with final destination Rabat (Morocco). The prototype will land in Madrid (Spain) for a technical layover, as well as to change pilots. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft, with a 63.40 metres wingspan, powered only by solar energy. (KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)
