The craft's square-shaped, aluminized Mylar sail shines in the sunlight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Tuesday (July 23), The ...
The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 has officially raised its orbit by just shy of two miles using its solar sail. It reached it’s furthest point of Earth at 729 kilometers on Monday — an increase of ...
Bill Nye thinks it's "romantic." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Today (July 31), The Planetary Society announced mission success ...
A tiny spacecraft in Earth orbit has successfully deployed its solar sails. Called LightSail 2, the craft will now use the power of the Sun to lift its orbital height even further, in what’s ...
Two weeks after entering solar sailing mode, the Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft has managed to raise its orbit by nearly 2 miles, in an important test of this promising new means of ...
After more than three years circling the Earth, the Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 mission has come to an end following a fiery reentry. The satellite was an important tech demo for the idea of solar ...
The Planetary Society announced July 9 it is delaying the planned deployment of its Light Sail 2 mission spacecraft until at least July 21. The deployment had been planned for July 9. The 344-sq.-foot ...
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