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NanoSail-D mission set to launch from Alaska
punkboi
post Nov 16 2010, 09:18 PM
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KODIAK, Alaska -- For less than $1 million, scientists are planning to show off an innovative solar sail experiment beginning with a blastoff from the Alaska frontier Friday, proving new propulsion technologies that could help rid space of unnecessary debris.


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- punkboi   NanoSail-D mission set to launch from Alaska   Nov 16 2010, 09:18 PM
- - punkboi   "NanoSail-D has sent data that it deployed th...   Jan 21 2011, 05:40 AM
- - djellison   Actually heard the beacon about 2 hrs earlier from...   Jan 21 2011, 07:01 AM
- - nprev   I was wondering if you were successful...congrats,...   Jan 21 2011, 09:34 AM
- - Stu   Nick, go to http://www.heavens-above.com enter you...   Jan 21 2011, 09:40 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   Thanks for that Stu. I was using other less frien...   Jan 21 2011, 03:25 PM
- - djellison   You can also use http://www.n2yo.com/passes/?s=900...   Jan 21 2011, 04:05 PM
- - punkboi   "Breaking news! - I have been officially ...   Jan 21 2011, 08:51 PM
- - bkellysky   I tried to see Nano-Sail-D it last night on its ov...   Mar 2 2011, 12:27 PM

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