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The Record-Breaking Flight of the Low-Cost, High-Altitude Forever Drone

HIGH-FLYER

The solar-powered Zephyr, which just flew for 25 days straight, flies so high for so long that in many ways it’s more like an orbital spacecraft—but it costs just $6 million.

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A new, high-flying kind of drone recently flew for 25 days straight over Arizona starting July 11, setting a world record for aircraft endurance while soaring as high as 70,000 feet over the desert.

But the solar-powered Zephyr, under development by European

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