A Dramatic Finish For Solar Impulse, The Solar-Powered Plane That Flew Across The U.S.

The craft touched down in New York over the weekend after zipping across the States, but not without some technical difficulties. Since May, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse has been on a cross-country trip across the U.S., soaring from San Francisco to the Southwest, through St. Louis, D.C., and now, finally, to New York. But its last leg was more harrowing than celebratory. The Swiss-made craft took off on an early morning flight out of Washington en route to New York on Saturday, in what...