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domain-B has an article mentioning: "... The idea to use pressure and radiation to propel space craft might just get tested, if all goes well with NASA's planned deployment of the first Solar Sail ..."
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Wired News has an article mentioning: "... quot;piggyback' payloads will be a 4 kg (less than 10 lbs) NASA satellite about the size of a bread box that can unfurl into a 10 meter square solar sail on orbit ..."
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Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... Western Michigan University's solar car team anticipates cross-country racing challenge ..."
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AME Info has an article mentioning: "... Fourth-year engineering students from the American University of Beirut and their professor have successfully built the first solar-powered vehicle in the Arab region. Apollo's Chariot, costs about $25,000, a sum that was raised through several local and foreign sponsors. Its ..."
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Signal has an article mentioning: "... Aleem's science project, which tested the dependability of solar-powered cars, took him all the way from Helmers Elementary School to the California State Science Fair ..."
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Thaindian.com has an article mentioning: "... New solar powered cars tested in the Australian outback ..."
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Independent has an article mentioning: "... Message Board: Are solar cars the future for personal travel ..."
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AME Info has an article mentioning: "... A team of fourth-year engineering students and their professor have successfully built the first solar-powered vehicle in the Arab region ..."
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Slashdot has an article mentioning: "... Sadly, my kids think a solar sail is something you put on a wooden ship to power the ion thrusters. Stupid disney and their stupid wooden ships in outer space ..."
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Reliable Plant Magazine has an article mentioning: "... The task of the day for Iowa State University's solar car team was to glue the bottom half of its race car's carbon fiber shell to the aluminum tubing of the car's frame. To speed up the drying and ..."
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RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... Students Create Solar Car&bodytext=A solar car created by engineering students is being road-tested in preparation for this summer's North American Solar Challenge ..."
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PhysOrg.com has an article mentioning: "... Montgomery's team and a team from Ames Research Center (led by Elwood Agasid) hope to make history this summer by deploying a solar sail called NanoSail-D. It will travel to space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket, scheduled for launch from Omelek Island in the Pacific Ocean ..."
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Aviation Week has an article mentioning: "... Developers of a secondary NASA payload on the next SpaceX Falcon 1 launch attempt hope to demonstrate deployment of a solar sail in orbit, advancing a concept that holds promise in both deep-space propulsion and debris mitigation in low-Earth orbit ..."
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CNET News has an article mentioning: "... If NASA can successfully implement solar sails, which have ..."
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Today's Zaman has an article mentioning: "... stanbul Technical University's (İTÜ) solar boat team was recognized in 10 categories and ranked second overall at Solar Splash 2008, a collegiate solar boating competition ..."
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Los Angeles Times has an article mentioning: "... A team of engineering students and their professor have built what they describe as the Arab world's first solar-powered car, according to a news release ..."
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EcoGeek has an article mentioning: "... and multimillionaire vacuum cleaner king James Dyson has it coming out his ears with his hopes to use his vacuum cleaner engine technology to run a solar powered car ..."
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engadget has an article mentioning: "... So someone somewhere thought "Solar powered car that plays doom"...ermm yesssss ..."
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iTWire has an article mentioning: "... As early as July 29, 2008, NASA will attempt to deploy a solar sail in space after launching it into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket ..."
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SmartPlanet.com has an article mentioning: "... building a solar car. Missed the story first time round? Here's the background and the truth ..."
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