Raphaël Domjan
Swiss explorer and lecturer (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raphaël Domjan (born 19 January 1972) is a Swiss explorer and lecturer. He initiated and completed the first round-the-world trip using solar energy between September 2010 and May 2012 aboard the MS catamaran PlanetSolar. In 2015, he carried out the first polar solar navigation in the Arctic Ocean. He is the founder and pilot of the SolarStratos project, the first solar plane in the stratosphere. In August 2020, he made the first jump off of an electric plane and the first solar free fall.[1] Raphaël Domjan is a pilot, mountaineer, diver and parachutist. He is a member of the Explorer Club of New York as well as the Société des Explorateurs Français.[2]
Raphaël Domjan | |
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Born | Raphaël Domjan (1972-01-19) 19 January 1972 (age 52) Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
Citizenship | Swiss |
Occupation(s) | EcoExplorer and speaker |
Honours | Solar Swiss Prize 2012
Europeen Solar Prize 2013 Knight of Saint-Charles 2022 Holder Guinness World Record |
Website | www.raphaeldomjan.com |