Swiss eco-explorer Raphaël Domjan is one step closer — or around 31,200 feet — to the stratosphere. The adventurer's ride there was much different from airliners that typically travel at that height.

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...

Icarus has nothing on Raphaël Domjan—or at least he won’t if the Swiss eco-entrepreneur’s new solar aircraft soars to the edge of space and the wings don’t melt. After taking his solar boat around the ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan got within around a thousand metres of setting a new altitude record in a solar-powered plane on Sunday as he chases the goal of breaking the 10,000 metres barrier.

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan on Friday made his first attempt of the year at setting a new aviation record: reaching an altitude of 10,000 metres in a solar-powered aeroplane. The SolarStratos electric ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan got within around a thousand meters of setting a new altitude record in a solar-powered plane on Sunday as he chases the goal of breaking the 10,000 ...

A parachutist has completed the world's first jump from a solar-powered aircraft. Raphael Domjan reached a speed of 93mph (150kph) before releasing his parachute and landing safely in Payerne, western ...

A parachutist has completed the world's first jump from a solar-powered aircraft. Raphael Domjan reached a speed of 93mph (150kph) before releasing his parachute and landing safely in Payerne, western ...