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The Story of Cosmos 1 is Not Over: A Personal Report

Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/06/25 12:00 CDT

Piecing the Data Together

Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/06/23 12:00 CDT

"We have a live spacecraft..."

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/06/21 09:41 CDT

...we think.

The Launch of Cosmos 1: Live Reports

Posted by Bruce Betts on 2005/06/21 12:00 CDT

Final Words before Launch

Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/06/21 12:00 CDT

Cosmos 1 Solar Sail will Carry CD into Orbit

Posted by Susan Lendroth on 2005/06/16 12:00 CDT

When Cosmos 1, the first solar sail spacecraft, launches on June 21, 2005, it will carry into Earth orbit a CD containing the names of over 75,000 members of The Planetary Society and the Japan Planetary Society, along with the works of early visionaries who inspired solar sailing.

Cosmos 1: Another rehearsal...

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/06/15 06:21 CDT

Rehearsals don't always go so well, which is the whole point of rehearsals. That was true both for us and for the Russians today, in separate simulations of mission operations.

Cosmos 1 "Mated" to Volna Rocket in Preparation for Tuesday Launch

Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/06/15 12:00 CDT

Worldwide Network to Track Cosmos 1

Posted by Susan Lendroth on 2005/06/02 12:00 CDT

Launching Cosmos 1 on a Soviet ICBM

Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/05/25 12:00 CDT