tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66138069052949968942009-11-11T15:56:16.245-06:00Solar ChallengeA Photonic ExperienceSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2442125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-46335200428442546902009-11-11T15:58:00.004-06:002009-11-11T15:56:16.301-06:00News: Solar sail concept, like a phoenix, may rise againScientific American has an article mentioning: "... exert a force on the sail surface, gently accelerating the spacecraft to potentially great speed over time. The Planetary Society estimates that a solar sail could speed a spacecraft to more than 200,000 kilometers per hour in three years' time ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-12221104053872657632009-11-11T15:58:00.003-06:002009-11-11T15:56:15.580-06:00News: Dream of solar sailing in space lives on in new projectChristian Science Monitor has an article mentioning: "... An artists rendering of a solar sail is shown in this undated publicity image from The Planetary Society released to Reuters. Backers of a failed mission to launch the ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-46964815149304050022009-11-11T15:58:00.002-06:002009-11-11T15:56:14.778-06:00News: Propelled by light: the promise and perils of solar sailingNew Scientist has an article mentioning: "... to demonstrate the viability of solar sail propulsion, which has ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-48997045930429616392009-11-11T15:58:00.001-06:002009-11-11T15:56:14.154-06:00News: Japanese solar car wins global raceRenewable Energy Focus has an article mentioning: "... Solar Team Twente will use advanced composite materials from TenCate for its solar powered car, which will participate in the 10th World Solar Challenge in Australia on 25-31 October ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-77229029031189135042009-11-11T15:58:00.000-06:002009-11-11T15:56:12.507-06:00News: Create Your Own Custom Solar Car and Win $1000 USD from KiaTreehugger has an article mentioning: "... Create Your Own Custom Solar Car and Win $1,000 USD from Kia ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-67441943680494653512009-11-11T07:58:00.003-06:002009-11-11T07:56:12.640-06:00News: Spacecraft That Sails on Sunshine Aims for Lift-Off in 2010Discover Magazine has an article mentioning: "... if all goes well, and will be followed by two others, which may venture farther. Sagan was a founder of the Planetary Society and a big booster of solar sail plans ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-36100981331786510522009-11-11T07:58:00.002-06:002009-11-11T07:56:11.809-06:00News: Two solar sailing trials readied for launch next yearSpaceflight Now has an article mentioning: "... Next year promises to be a banner year for solar sailing, with at least two experimental missions due for launch to demonstrate the novel use of light pressure from the sun for propulsion in ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-45332135900449910052009-11-11T07:58:00.001-06:002009-11-11T07:56:11.052-06:00News: Way to the stars: Space sailing by sunlight not solar windSail World has an article mentioning: "... http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Ikaros - solar sail from Japan.jpg ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-85990420235652930082009-11-11T07:58:00.000-06:002009-11-11T07:56:10.359-06:00News: Solar Powered Plane Prototype UnveiledDaily Contributor has an article mentioning: "... Switzerland bids to be the first to produce a solar powered airplane that can travel around the world. Solar Impulse unveiled the prototype in an airbase hangar near Zurich ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-3043621330603567322009-11-10T15:58:00.006-06:002009-11-10T15:57:50.410-06:00News: Solar Space Satellite Will be Fueled Solely by the Sun's Rays!Inhabitat (blog) has an article mentioning: "... into space that will be propelled by solar sails. The mylar-winged vessel will carry not a drop of fuel (making it much lighter than contemporary space craft) and will be the first in a ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-81190525118323234832009-11-10T15:58:00.005-06:002009-11-10T15:56:23.624-06:00News: LightSail Spacecraft Propelled Only by Sunlight to Launch in 2010Treehugger has an article mentioning: "... The first Solar Sail spacecraft met an untimely end, crashing into the ocean instead of making it into orbit. But now, in 2010, a new, improved version of that ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-50798670733843671722009-11-10T15:58:00.004-06:002009-11-10T15:56:22.295-06:00News: Planetary Society Resurrects Plan to Launch Solar SailSpace.com has an article mentioning: "... An artist's concept of a sailing ship and a solar sail. Credit: NASA ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-79902437929958526162009-11-10T15:58:00.003-06:002009-11-10T15:56:21.530-06:00News: Test of solar energy as spacecraft propulsionCooler Planet has an article mentioning: "... LightSail-1 is not the first Planetary Society solar sail project. In 2005, the group launched a prototype attached to a Russian rocket - but the rocket failed and crashed into the Barents Sea ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-46992228414953496972009-11-10T15:58:00.002-06:002009-11-10T15:56:20.854-06:00News: Planetary Society plans 'solar sail'Sky News Australia has an article mentioning: "... Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit the Planetary Society has announced that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-81387013365310300902009-11-10T15:58:00.001-06:002009-11-10T15:56:19.982-06:00News: Second Attempt At Solar Sail PlannedRedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... The first time the society attempted to launch a solar sail five years ago, it fell short of its orbital target and landed in the ocean ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-8992962995651877092009-11-10T15:58:00.000-06:002009-11-10T15:56:18.395-06:00News: Japanese solar car wins 2009 Global Green ChallengeGizmag has an article mentioning: "... Japan's Tokai Challenger solar vehicle has taken victory in the Global Green Challenge ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-45542676845898656582009-11-10T07:59:00.007-06:002009-11-10T07:57:20.566-06:00News: The NationWinston-Salem Journal has an article mentioning: "... Group will try again to send a solar sail into space ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-3369276815878223732009-11-10T07:59:00.006-06:002009-11-10T07:57:20.287-06:00News: Solar sail to launch in 2010USA Today has an article mentioning: "... Setting sail for space, a 'solar sail' project announced Monday aims to observe storms on the sun ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-966859096295699732009-11-10T07:59:00.005-06:002009-11-10T07:57:19.108-06:00News: Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'The Associated Press has an article mentioning: "... LOS ANGELES — Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-58988623019203271682009-11-10T07:59:00.004-06:002009-11-10T07:57:18.343-06:00News: Come sail awayExaminer.com has an article mentioning: "... make a logical addition. A solar sail is exactly what it sounds like: a sheet of material propelled through interplanetary space by the solar wind in much the same way ships ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-31146219736491951622009-11-10T07:59:00.003-06:002009-11-10T07:57:17.761-06:00News: Setting sail into space, propelled by sunshineHouston Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... The solar sail receives its driving force from the simple fact that light carries not just energy but also momentum. The force on a solar sail is gentle ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-53392122267345490062009-11-10T07:59:00.002-06:002009-11-10T07:57:16.917-06:00News: Timberlake granted restraining orderphillyBurbs.com has an article mentioning: "... Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-54135366169925384522009-11-10T07:59:00.001-06:002009-11-10T07:57:16.542-06:00News: Solar sail set for launch next yearTG Daily has an article mentioning: "... An anonymous donor has donated a million dollars to the Planetary Society to help get a solar sail up and running ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-34708084726678872242009-11-10T07:59:00.000-06:002009-11-10T07:57:15.619-06:00News: Solar-powered ventilators, solar warning lights, solar fansThe Taiwan Economic News has an article mentioning: "... experience in solar-powered products, the company is well-known for turning out a variety of solar-powered ventilators, including remote array solar car vents, solar car battery rechargers, solar fridge fans, solar flashlights and warning lights, solar auto air coolers, solar-powered ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613806905294996894.post-58689518205930573452009-11-09T15:59:00.003-06:002009-11-09T15:57:16.129-06:00News: Space Tourism a Reality by 2012FOXNews has an article mentioning: "... Some technologies, still in the concept stage, are even more mind-blowing, including spacecraft powered by "solar sails ..."Posted by Photonic NewsSolar Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047799770540045416noreply@blogger.com0