NASA Invites Media to Learn About New Tech Mission Powered by the Sun

A new NASA mission is testing a new way to navigate our solar system by hoisting its sail into space not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power of sunlight. NASAs160;Advanced Composite Solar Sail System160;is led by the agencys Ames Research Center in Californias Silicon Valley. The160;microwave oven-sized CubeSat160;is scheduled to launch160;aboard a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...
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