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LightSail 2 successfully demonstrates solar sailing
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1st August 2019, 07:34
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  LightSail 2 successfully demonstrates solar sailing LightSail 2 is faring much better than its ill-fated predecessor. The Planetary Society has verified that LightSail 2 successfully raised its orbit using solar sailing, making it the first small spacecraft to demonstrate the concept (though Japan's... https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/31/...solar-sailing/ |
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