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NASA to Hoist Its Sail: Solar Sail Mission Gets Ready for Launch
Apr 17, 2024
A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space – not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power of sunlight. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is targeting launch on Tuesday, April 23 ( Wednesday, April 24 in New Zealand) aboard a Rocket Lab
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