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Jason Davis is a journalist and digital editor for The Planetary Society, trying to spread the PB&J (passion, beauty & joy) of space exploration.
Jason Davis • June 02, 2015 • 8
LightSail Mission Managers have decided to split the spacecraft’s sail deployment sequence into two segments, following an extended checkout period that wrapped up Tuesday.
Jason Davis • June 01, 2015 • 5
A jumbled JPG never looked so pretty. This afternoon, LightSail sent home pieces of two images taken by one of the spacecraft's onboard cameras.
Jason Davis • May 30, 2015 • 8
LightSail is almost ready for its moment in the sun. Mission managers are preparing for a manual solar sail deployment this week.
Jason Davis • May 30, 2015 • 12
The Planetary Society’s LightSail test spacecraft reported for duty this afternoon, heralding the end of an uneasy silence caused by a suspected software glitch.
Jason Davis • May 29, 2015 • 4
The Planetary Society's LightSail spacecraft is now entering its second week of silence.
Jason Davis • May 26, 2015 • 38
The Planetary Society’s LightSail test mission has been paused while engineers wait out a suspected software glitch that has silenced the solar sailing spacecraft.
Jason Davis • May 21, 2015 • 4
It's been 24 hours since The Planetary Society’s LightSail spacecraft was deposited into space yesterday afternoon. All systems continue to look healthy.
Jason Davis • May 20, 2015 • 10
LightSail is sending home telemetry following a Wednesday commute to orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket.
Jason Davis • May 20, 2015 • 4
The first of The Planetary Society’s two LightSail spacecraft is now in space following a late morning launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Jason Davis • May 19, 2015 • 3
Pictures of The Planetary Society’s LightSail spacecraft rollout to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Launch Complex 41.
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