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LightSail 2 Mission Declared Successful as It Uses Sunlight to Propel Through Space
The Planetary Society announced Wednesday that its LightSail 2 spacecraft, which was launched last month, had successfully raised its orbit using only the power of photons from the Sun.
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Satellite Successfully Propelled Into Higher Orbit Using Sunbeams
A small crowd-funded satellite promoted by TV host and science educator Bill Nye has been propelled into a higher orbit using only the force of sunlight blowing against its sail in space, a novel propulsion developers say could "democratize" spaceflight.
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LightSail 2 Successfully Deploys Solar Sail One Month After Launch
LightSail 2, as the spacecraft is called, will harness the momentum of packets of light energy known as photons.
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Sailing Among the Stars: How Photons Could Revolutionise Space Flight
A few days from now, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will lift off from Florida, carrying a satellite the size of a loaf of bread with nothing to power it but a huge polyester "solar sail."
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LightSail 2 Mission Declared Successful as It Uses Sunlight to Propel Through Space
The Planetary Society announced Wednesday that its LightSail 2 spacecraft, which was launched last month, had successfully raised its orbit using only the power of photons from the Sun.
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Satellite Successfully Propelled Into Higher Orbit Using Sunbeams
A small crowd-funded satellite promoted by TV host and science educator Bill Nye has been propelled into a higher orbit using only the force of sunlight blowing against its sail in space, a novel propulsion developers say could "democratize" spaceflight.
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LightSail 2 Successfully Deploys Solar Sail One Month After Launch
LightSail 2, as the spacecraft is called, will harness the momentum of packets of light energy known as photons.
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Sailing Among the Stars: How Photons Could Revolutionise Space Flight
A few days from now, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will lift off from Florida, carrying a satellite the size of a loaf of bread with nothing to power it but a huge polyester "solar sail."
