LightSail 2 solar sail is still soaring above Earth more than two years after launch
[ad_1] An experimental spacecraft testing solar sails as a means of cost-effective space propulsion that could power future missions to
Read more[ad_1] An experimental spacecraft testing solar sails as a means of cost-effective space propulsion that could power future missions to
Read more[ad_1] Even after 30 months in space, The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 mission continues to successfully “sail on sunbeams” demonstrating
Read more[ad_1] Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in June 2019, citizen-funded LightSail 2 successfully showed that solar sails are
Read more[ad_1] At LightSail 2’s altitude above Earth — currently about 687 kilometers — there is still enough atmosphere to counteract
Read more[ad_1] Continue taking pictures We love sharing pretty pictures from LightSail 2 with the public. These pictures also serve an
Read more[ad_1] You’re invited! Join our CEO Bill Nye for our live virtual premiere of “Sailing the Light,” a gorgeous 35-minute
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