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  • [PS] NASA Solar Sails Build on LightSail 2

    From The Planetary Society via sci.space@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 20 01:27:15 2021
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    NASA Solar Sails Build on LightSail 2

    Posted: 19 Jan 2021 12:05 PM PST https://www.planetary.org/articles/nasa-solar-sails-build-on-lightsail

    NEA Scout will visit a near-Earth asteroid and Solar Cruiser will test the largest solar sail yet.

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    NEA Scout, NASA's Solar Sail Mission to an Asteroid

    Posted: 19 Jan 2021 12:01 PM PST https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/nea-scout

    NEA Scout will use a solar sail to leave the Moons orbit and visit a
    near-Earth asteroid.

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    Solar Cruiser, NASA's Large Solar Sail Test

    Posted: 19 Jan 2021 12:01 PM PST https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/solar-cruiser

    The biggest solar sail yet will create an artificial orbit between the
    Earth and Sun.

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