A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said. The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, the team reported on the airplane's website. Such a pleasure to land in New York! For the 14th time we celebrate sustainability," said the project's co-founder Andre Borschberg on Twitter after flying over the city and the Statue of Liberty during the 14th leg of the trip around the globe. The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. The solar cr...
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The College has over 3,000 academic and research staff and approximately 15,500 students from over 125 different countries. Our reputation for excellence in teaching and research attracts students and staff of the highest international calibre.
Imperial has three faculties: Engineering, Natural Sciences and Medicine; the Imperial College Business School and the Centre for Co-Curricular Studies. Interdisciplinary research is promoted through several Institutes, for example the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Energy Futures Lab.The financial support package for 2015 entry will provide generous help to undergraduates (Home students) from households with an annual income of up to £60,000. Find out more about student finance and scholarships for Home, EU and international students at: www.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance. College accommodation is provided for undergraduate students in their first year: www.imperial.ac.uk/accommodation
Details of our courses and admission procedures are available at: www.imperial.ac.uk/prospectivestudents
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