June 10, 2019 06:45 pm -04

Solar-powered LightSail spacecraft is ready for its second flight

When the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches this summer, it will carry the Planetary Society's Carl Sagan-inspired LightSail 2. You may remember LightSail as a crowdfunded, experimental "solar sail." The unique craft looks something like a giant kit...

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