Ground Crew Back In Touch With LightSail Solar Spacecraft

Yesterday, we noted that the Planetary Society's solar-sail powered craft had lost radio contact with its controllers here on Earth; Engadget reports that the group has issued an update, and the news is good. From the Society's release: "The solar sailing spacecraft test mission, a precursor to a 2016 mission, has now resumed contact after a suspected software glitch affected communications. The LightSail team will soon determine when to attempt deployment of the spacecraft’s Mylar solar sails."

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Re:just a though

[CrystalShepard]

It would be nice. That way our descendents four or five generations from now can think "how cute!" as they pass it in the RamJets.