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NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail Deployment

Published on Jun 25, 2008 in Science > Natural

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This summer, NASA engineers will try to realize a dream older than the Space Age itself: the deployment of a working solar sail in Earth orbit. The... More

This summer, NASA engineers will try to realize a dream older than the Space Age itself: the deployment of a working solar sail in Earth orbit. The name of the device is NanoSail-D and it is scheduled for launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket as early as July 29, 2008. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Less

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