Earlier this week, a few lucky GPEC staffers were able to tour the Solar Impulse, a solar-powered airplane on a coast-to-coast tour of the U.S. during its stop in Greater Phoenix. The project, led and co-piloted by Bertrand Piccard, who co-piloted the first balloon around the world, and Andre Borschberg, has the ultimate goal of circumnavigating the globe. During a briefing by Dr. Piccard and his crew, GPEC’s Rudy Vetter, Mara Pernick and Matt Miller learned more about the project’s global mission and history.

Want to learn more? Visit www.solarimpulse.com or follow their adventures on Twitter @solarimpulse.