Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Japanese Spacecraft Deploys First Ever Solar Sail | Wired Science | Wired.com

Japanese Spacecraft Deploys First Ever Solar Sail | Wired Science | Wired.com:

"The unfurling of a Japanese solar sail, the first demonstration of a new space propulsion technology, went exactly according to plan.

According to JAXA’s blog posts and photos from the event, the IKAROS spacecraft’s sail appears to be in place. It’s a big step in its attempt to travel driven only by sunlight."

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