News: Solar sail

PhysOrg.com has an article mentioning: "... We think the spacecraft could produce this kind of display from time to time when sunlight glints off the reflective fabric of its solar sail." Enlarge The reason for Iridium flares. Credit: SeeSat-L. On Jan. 21st, NanoSail-D unfurled a 10 m 2 sail 650 km above Earth's surface, becoming the ..."

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