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A Solar Sail Spacecraft Is About to Come Down Through Earth's Atmosphere in a Fiery Flame
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA tiny spacecraft is about to sail into its demise, burning up as it reenters Earth’s atmosphere for...
LightSail 2 Has Burned Up in Earth's Atmosphere After 3.5 Years in Space
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter three-and-a-half years of sailing above Earth, the LightSail 2 spacecraft has burnt its shiny...
How tiny spacecraft could 'sail' to Mars surprisingly quickly
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSolar sails are no longer relegated to science fiction. Solar sails that leverage the sun’s photonic...
Rocket Lab to launch NASA's new solar sail technology no earlier than April 24
Space via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA square made of four triangles floats above earth with the sun behind. A NASA solar sail mission...
NASA Prepares to Unfurl Large Solar Sail From Spacecraft in Orbit
Futurism via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCome Sail Away It sounds like something from a science fiction novel: a spacecraft with sails being...
If there's life on Europa, solar sails could help us find it
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe icy jupiter moon europa against the blackness of space. Solar sails, which harness sunlight as...
Rocket Lab launches new NASA solar sail tech to orbit (video, photos)
Space via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA white, black and red rocket lab electron rocket launches into a blue sky. Rocket Lab launched a...
Scientists Claim Solar Sails May Be the Future of Space Exploration
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoSolar Sails May Be the Future of Space ExplorationNASA/EMMETT GIVEN/CHARLES BEASON/JON Scientists...
NASA’s Solar Sail Is So Close to Harnessing Sunlight for Propulsion
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 4 months agoNASA’s Solar Sail Is Ready for ActionNASA Solar sails, ultra-thin polymer “sails” that leverage the...
NASA Set to Launch Solar Sail for Sunlight-Propelled Space Travel
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNASA’s experimental solar sail is ready to take flight in Earth orbit, using the pressure of...