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NASA Set To Launch Solar NanoSail Into Space

Posted by timothy on from the solar-powers-activate dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Earlier this year the Japanese space agency successfully deployed and used a solar sail to propel its spacecraft Ikaros, and now NASA announced plans this week for its own solar sail mission. This fall it will launch the NanoSail-D into orbit 400 miles up with a Minotaur IV rocket. Once deployed, it will orbit for 17 weeks, proving the technology and allowing astronomers to snap lots of photos."

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  1. fir5t 4ost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    FrreBSD used to LOCATING #GNAA, between each BSD they started to

  2. Re:Screw the solar by silverpig · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Except it doesn't work when you get far away from the sun...