Solar Impulse Flies From Japan for Hawaii

A solar-powered Swiss airplane is back in the air as it attempts a 35,000-kilometer trip around the world without a drop of fuel.  The Solar Impulse 2 flew out of central Japan early Monday after an unscheduled month-long stop. Si2, piloted by Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg, one of the plane's creators, left Nagoya, Japan, for its trans-Pacific flight, the longest leg of the plane's journey.  If weather conditions over the Pacific do not remain favorable, the plane will...

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