[FPSPACE] FW: NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail Deployment

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: NASA Science News <snglist at snglist.msfc.nasa.gov>
>To: NASA Science News <snglist at snglist.msfc.nasa.gov>
>Subject: NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail Deployment
>Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:15:34 -0500
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>NASA Science News for June 26, 2008
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>This summer, NASA engineers will try to realize a dream older than the 
>Space Age itself: the deployment of a working solar sail in Earth orbit. 
>The name of the sail is NanoSail-D and it is scheduled for launch onboard a 
>SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket as early as July 29, 2008.
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>http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/26jun_nanosaild.htm?list1094208
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