Saturday, January 29, 2011

News: 'Lost' satellite back in communication

Kodiak Daily Mirror has an article mentioning: "... has carried out one of the most technically difficult parts of its mission: unwinding from a satellite shaped like a loaf of bread to a solar sail the size of large tent. The sail's material is about one-hundredth the thickness of a human hair. "This is tremendous news and the first time NASA has ..."

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