![Project instigator and pilot Raphael Domjan congratulates test pilot Damian Hischier after a test flight of the SolarStratos aircraft, a solar-powered two-seater aircraft with a mission to fly some 24,000 meters (over Project instigator and pilot Raphael Domjan congratulates test pilot Damian Hischier after a test flight of the SolarStratos aircraft, a solar-powered two-seater aircraft with a mission to fly some 24,000 meters (over](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CRYCDP/project-instigator-and-pilot-raphael-domjan-congratulates-test-pilot-damian-hischier-after-a-test-flight-of-the-solarstratos-aircraft-a-solar-powered-two-seater-aircraft-with-a-mission-to-fly-some-24000-meters-over-78000-feet-above-earth-set-to-take-place-in-2018-in-payerne-switzerland-may-5-2017-reutersdenis-balibouse-2CRYCDP.jpg)
Project instigator and pilot Raphael Domjan congratulates test pilot Damian Hischier after a test flight of the SolarStratos aircraft, a solar-powered two-seater aircraft with a mission to fly some 24,000 meters (over
![Project instigator and pilot Raphael Domjan pushes back the SolarStratos aircraft, a solar-powered two-seater aircraft with a mission to fly some 24,000 meters (over 78,000 feet) above earth set to take place Project instigator and pilot Raphael Domjan pushes back the SolarStratos aircraft, a solar-powered two-seater aircraft with a mission to fly some 24,000 meters (over 78,000 feet) above earth set to take place](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CJ5MXN/project-instigator-and-pilot-raphael-domjan-pushes-back-the-solarstratos-aircraft-a-solar-powered-two-seater-aircraft-with-a-mission-to-fly-some-24000-meters-over-78000-feet-above-earth-set-to-take-place-in-2018-after-a-test-flight-in-payerne-switzerland-may-5-2017-reutersdenis-balibouse-2CJ5MXN.jpg)
Project instigator and pilot Raphael Domjan pushes back the SolarStratos aircraft, a solar-powered two-seater aircraft with a mission to fly some 24,000 meters (over 78,000 feet) above earth set to take place
![Project instigator and pilot Raphael Domjan poses after a test flight of the SolarStratos aircraft, a solar-powered two-seater aircraft with a mission to fly some 24,000 meters (over 78,000 feet) above earth Project instigator and pilot Raphael Domjan poses after a test flight of the SolarStratos aircraft, a solar-powered two-seater aircraft with a mission to fly some 24,000 meters (over 78,000 feet) above earth](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CJ55TK/project-instigator-and-pilot-raphael-domjan-poses-after-a-test-flight-of-the-solarstratos-aircraft-a-solar-powered-two-seater-aircraft-with-a-mission-to-fly-some-24000-meters-over-78000-feet-above-earth-set-to-take-place-in-2018-in-payerne-switzerland-may-5-2017-reutersdenis-balibouse-2CJ55TK.jpg)