Jul 5, 2018
NASA tests solar sail for Exploration Mission 1'S NEA Scout
NASA tests solar sail for Exploration Mission 1’S NEA Scout
The NEA Scout solar sail is deployed at the NeXolve facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Photo Credit: NASA/Emmett Given
On June 28, 2018 NASA conducted a successful deployment test of the solar sail for the space agency’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout (NEA Scout) CubeSat mission. NEA Scout is a small satellite designed to study asteroids close to the Earth and is scheduled to launch on Exploratory…
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