Solar Impulse made its maiden flight in April, 2010 and completed a record-setting 26-hour flight three months later.
The team plans to build a larger aircraft that will attempt a transatlantic crossing next year before trying to circumnavigate the globe in 2013.
Photo and videos: Solar Impulse.
Highlights from the preparations and flight
The takeoff from Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland
Landing in Brussels 12 hours and 59 minutes later
Via Wired.com
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