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LightSail presented at Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2012/05/31 03:10 CDT | 13 comments
Chris Biddy from Stellar Exploration Inc. presented information about our LightSail project at the 2012 Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Visiting a Solar Sail in the OC
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/03/16 06:33 CDT
The city of Tustin is about an hour's drive from Planetary Society HQ in Pasadena. That's when the freeway gods are kind, which they never are. The trip I made there yesterday was well worth the trouble.
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2011/03/06 11:00 CST | 1 comments
The first full scale deployment of the Planetary Society's LightSail-1 solar sail was conducted on March 4, 2011 at Stellar Exploration in San Luis Obispo, California.
LightSail-1 on NASA Short List for Upcoming Launch
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2011/02/09 11:00 CST
NASA announced that the Planetary Society’s LightSail-1 solar sail mission is on their short list for upcoming launch opportunities. The missions selected are Cubesats destined for piggyback launches as part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative.
Nanosail-D released into space
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2011/01/21 12:26 CST
NASA's Nanosail-D spacecraft surprised everyone, including its controllers, by suddenly deploying from its parent FASTSAT spacecraft and beginning its mission in space.
Posted by Charlene Anderson on 2011/01/20 06:00 CST
It was once thought lost in space, but it looks like NanoSail-D has ejected from its FastSat carrier and is preparing for deployment.
LightSail Update: The International Solar Sailing Symposium
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2010/10/01 12:00 CDT
LightSail team learns from IKAROS successes
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2010/07/26 12:00 CDT
LightSail-1 Passes Critical Design Review
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2010/06/25 12:00 CDT | 1 comments
New Developments on the Road to Cosmos 2
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2008/06/23 12:00 CDT
The End of Cosmos 1, the Beginning of the Next Chapter
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/09/30 12:00 CDT
Volna Failure Review Board Reports on Loss of Cosmos 1
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/07/20 12:00 CDT
Posted by Susan Lendroth on 2005/07/01 12:00 CDT
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