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Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan reached an altitude of 8,224 meters in his solar-powered aircraft, SolarStratos, coming about 1,000 meters short of his 10,000-meter target. The four-and-a-half-hour flight, launched from Sion Airport, aimed to break the current solar-powered flight altitude record of 9,235 meters set in 2010. The two-seater aircraft, with its 24.8-meter wingspan covered in high-efficiency solar panels, will recharge before another attempt.
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