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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. I wish them luck by jhines0042 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You know what, I first heard of this and I thought, "Geez, America is getting behind in the Space Race", but you know what? I wish them the best of luck because ultimately the quest for Space Knowledge with benefit the whole planet.

    Good Luck!

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