Light Sail-2 Uses Sunlight To Control A Small Satellite

Credit: The Planetary Society
Light Sail-2 (LS-2), a largely crowdfunded solar sail project that could one day help resupply human missions to Mars, received a boost from the success of a spacecraft propulsion demonstration. Within days of the July 23 deployment of its 32-m 2 (344-ft. 2) solar sail, the 11-lb. LS-2 small...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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