Privately funded solar spacecraft to launch in 2016
Washington (AFP) July 10, 2014 - A tiny spacecraft designed to sail by the power of the sun is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX rocket in 2016, a leading US space enthusiast said Wednesday. The Planetary Society's LightSail, an unmanned satellite-like craft known as a solar sail, aims to reach orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in two years, said the group's leader Bill Nye. The foot-long (30-centimeter) spacecr ... more
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