Although Swiss pilot André Borschberg was getting ready for a possible take-off tonight from Nanjing, China, to cross the Pacific Ocean and reach Hawaii, the Solar Impulse team finally had to decide against the departure of the solar-powered aircraft.

The video below explains why.

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The meteorologists are now hoping to find another favourable weather windows in the next days to come.

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(Photo credit: @BertrandPiccard)