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Project: LightSail - The Future of Solar Sailing

LightSail Images

LightSail-1
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LightSail-1
LightSail-1 artist depiction by Rick Sternbach. Credit: The Planetary Society
Lightsail-1 Stowed Configuration
Lightsail-1 Stowed Configuration
Diagram showing Lightsail-1 in its stowed (launch) configuration: prior to opening of solar panels and deployment of solar sails. Solar cells are shown in blue. Credit: The Planetary Society
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LightSail-1 Prior to Sail Deployment
LightSail-1 Prior to Sail Deployment
Diagram showing Lightsail-1 spacecraft after solar panels have opened but before deployment of sail. Note that sail and internal electronics and other components are not shown. Credit: Planetary Society

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Diagram of LightSail-1 Anti-Solar Side
Diagram of LightSail-1 Anti-Solar Side
Diagram showing Lightsail-1 spacecraft after sail deployment. Shows the center of the side that normally will point away from the Sun--the "bottom" of the spacecraft. Solar cells are in blue, sail material in grey, and booms in black. Credit: The Planetary Society
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Diagram of LightSail-1 in Deployed Configuration
Diagram of LightSail-1 in Deployed Configuration
Diagram showing LightSail-1 after solar sails have deployed. Solar cells are shown in blue, sail material in grey, and booms in black. Credit: The Planetary Society