Jun 10, 2015
LightSail spacecraft complete primary objective of its 1st test flight
LightSail spacecraft complete primary objective of its 1st test flight
CANDADA: The LightSail spacecraft has completed the primary objective of its first test flight: unfurling its solar sail. The vehicle took a picture of itself, showing the sail stretched out over a span of 344 square feet as the spacecraft soared in low-Earth orbit. LightSail is designed to harness the power of sunlight in the same manner that a sailboat captures the wind to carry it across the…
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