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The Flight of the Solar Sail

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the kon-tiki-in-space dept.

N3wsByt3 writes "After months of uncertainty, the final verdict has fallen: The Planetary Society has reveiled that it will launch its Cosmos 1 on June 21. Cosmos 1 will be the first non-governmental spaceship that makes use of solar sails as main propulsion mechanism - it is pushed along by light particles from the Sun, instead of bringing its fuel along for the ride - which makes this a unique experiment in more then one way." This was supposed to have happened already, so here's hoping things get off the ground this time.

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  1. Uhm by Mr_Icon · · Score: 4, Funny

    "reveiled:" is that like the opposite of "unveiled?" So, are you saying that they have tried to cover up the news? And if so, then how are we finding out? Or is it from the French "reveil:" the awakening. Did they wake up to the news? Is that why they tried to cover it up?

    So confused.

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  2. My prediction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This solar sail is really going to blow.

  3. cosmic wind by TurboBling · · Score: 0, Funny

    generated by the beans of the universe

  4. Re:Solar Sails by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

    You could have a solar car, if you didn't mind it looking like a black pop-tart and other problems.

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