Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'
Monday, November 9, 2009 - 19:49
in Astronomy & Space
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the subtle pressure of sunlight....
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