New: lightsail2All contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959steemhive-185836hive-150122hive-180932hive-166405photographyhive-183397hive-101145hive-144064uncommonlabhive-184714hive-188619hive-145157bitcoinhive-103599krsuccesshive-180301hive-193186hive-179660hive-193637TrendingNewHotLikerszathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Solar Sail Success! LightSail 2 Is Officially Soaring on SunlightToday (July 31), The Planetary Society announced mission success as LightSail 2 — the bread-loaf-sized, crowdfunded, solar-powered spacecraft orbiting Earth — officially raised its orbit with the…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Solar Sail Success! LightSail 2 Is Officially Soaring on SunlightToday (July 31), The Planetary Society announced mission success as LightSail 2 — the bread-loaf-sized, crowdfunded, solar-powered spacecraft orbiting Earth — officially raised its orbit with the…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: LightSail 2 Deploys Solar Sail to Surf the Sun's RaysA spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread has finally turned itself into a solar sail.zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: LightSail 2 Beams 1st Photos Home from Orbit! How to Track the Little Satellite.LightSail 2 will be very shiny after it deploys its sail.zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: LightSail 2 Sends Back 1st Signals from Its Solar-Surfing Test FlightThe space advocacy organization The Planetary Society recently confirmed that its LightSail 2 spacecraft has sent its first signals home from space.zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Bill Nye and Planetary Society Set to Ride a Sunbeam with LightSail 2 Solar SailThis Monday (June 24), the nonprofit organization The Planetary Society will launch LightSail 2, the first spacecraft propelled solely by sunlight, in a mission made possible by crowd-funding…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: What to Expect When LightSail 2 Launches into SpaceThe Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft is finally ready to attempt flight by light.zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Sailing on Sunbeams: Planetary Society's LightSail 2 to Soar Higher Than Space StationA spacecraft powered by sunlight is expected to launch on June 22, capping off a yearslong odyssey for The Planetary Society.
