Nasa has unfurled a solar sail in space for the first time, aiming to harness the propulsive power of sunlight for interstellar travel. The US space agency revealed that it had deployed the solar sail ...

Washington, D.C. –“We’re back!” said Louis Friedman, Executive Director of The Planetary Society. “With an even more ambitious solar sail program than our last venture.” The Planetary Society today ...

NASA has launched the latest attempt to test solar sail propulsion technology. The ACS3’s solar sail is made of a reflective polymer and is held by a boom made of carbon fiber composite material.

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(Tribune News Service) — A sunlight-propelled satellite floating though space on huge metallic sails sounds like an idea straight from science fiction. But scientists at NASA Langley Research Center ...

The Planetary Society announced July 9 it is delaying the planned deployment of its Light Sail 2 mission spacecraft until at least July 21. The deployment had been planned for July 9. The 344-sq.-foot ...

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HOUSTON—After an attitude control system check delay, The Planetary Society reported a successful July 23 deployment of the Light Sail-2 (LS-2) mission spacecraft’s 344-sq.-ft. Mylar solar sail. It ...

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NASA is gearing up to launch an advanced solar sail spacecraft later this month. Using a new boom made of lightweight polymer composites, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is scheduled to lift ...