[FPSPACE] FW: A Brief History of Solar Sails

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: NASA Science News <snglist at snglist.msfc.nasa.gov>
>To: NASA Science News <snglist at snglist.msfc.nasa.gov>
>Subject: A Brief History of Solar Sails
>Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:38:08 -0500
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>NASA Science News for July 31, 2008
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>Have you ever stared up at the night sky, felt a gentle breeze, and wished 
>you could set sail for the stars? Get in line. Many great thinkers from 
>history have had the same idea. This long-held fancy could soon become 
>reality with one solar sail mission on the drawing board and another 
>already on the launching pad, slated to blast off this summer.
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>FULL STORY at
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>http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/31jul_solarsails.htm?list1094208
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