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Solar Sail to be Launched This Year

Posted by timothy on from the not-to-the-moon-alice dept.

mad_goldfish writes: "Spaceflight Now is reporting that the Russians are preparing a Solar Sail for launch sometime after September aboard a Cosmos 1 rocket. Apparently most of the components have now been tested and they are getting ready to integrate all the flight components. Just the camera, S-band radio and main computer are yet to be completed."

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  1. Evil communist plot! by taya0001 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    you can trust those russians. Their trying to take over the free world with their space ships.

  2. Re:politics rewlz ! by GafTheHorseInTears · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Worse.

    Sure, Bush is a spoiled, half-literate, redneck coke-fiend fuckwit who I wouldn't trust to get my order right at Taco Bell, much less run a country. But I will say this about him: At least he's not French.

    --
    "You're just scared like a little white pussy. I'll fuck you till you love me, you faggot!"