News: IKAROS Proves Photon Acceleration Works

Space Daily has an article mentioning: "... Japan's space agency JAXA confirmed on Saturday that its experimental spacecraft IKAROS started to accelerate after unfurling its kite-like solar sail, proving that the new fuel-saving propulsion technique is no science fiction. On May 21, Japan launched IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated ..."

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