IKAROS JAXA Solar Sail mission |
IKAROS JAXA Solar Sail mission |
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IKAROS sounds really cool, is there any website to find more info on it?
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IKAROS sounds really cool, is there any website to find more info on it? Project Page: http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/ikaros/index_e.html Photos: http://jda.jaxa.jp/jda/p3_e.php?mode=level...mp;mission=9095 Description Page: http://www.jspec.jaxa.jp/e/activity/ikaros.html -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
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Aha, it's not as bad as it seems. The problem is that Earth is passing through the sail plane, which is apparently a blind horizon for radio comms. Once Earth has gone through the sail plane to the other side, comms should resume. Today, Earth is within 13 degrees of the sail plane. IKAROS is being configured for autonomous operation during the communications blackout.
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