Bad Weather Forces Solar Plane to Land in Japan

Bad weather is grounding a solar-powered Swiss airplane in the most difficult leg of its journey around the globe powered only by the sun. The Solar Impulse 2 will land Monday in the Japanese city of Nagoya, delaying a landmark attempt by the solar plane to cross the Pacific Ocean.  "The weather is deteriorating," Bertrand Piccard, one of the creators of Si2, tweeted Monday.  The diversion is "between elation and disappointment," he said.  Si2 is...

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