News: Japan to Launch `Space Yacht' with Solar Sail

Toronto Star has an article mentioning: "... Stuart Biggs Washington Post TOKYO â€" The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to launch the world's first satellite powered by a giant solar sail to demonstrate next-generation renewable-energy technology, the agency said Tuesday. The 20-metre sail, which cost about $16 million, will be wrapped ..."

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