Solar Sail Mission Will Have Satellite Photographer | Animation

Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 15:30 in Astronomy & Space

“Parent satellite” Prox-1 will watch its offspring, LightSail-1, as it deploys 32 sq. meters of Kapton polymide fabric in an act of cosmic origami in reverse.

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