LightSail, Planetary Society's Solar Sail mission (Redux) |
LightSail, Planetary Society's Solar Sail mission (Redux) |
 Nov 9 2009, 09:02 PM
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Nov 12 2009, 07:56 PM
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Also depends on what you mean by 'solar sailing'. After all you can fly a kite or sail a model boat without being on board. My gripe is with the artwork itself. It appears to show a wrinkly surface on the sail panels yet the Earth's reflection is not broken up accordingly. Fortunately both the artwork and the caption pale into insignificance beside the fact that the project is going ahead.
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Juramike LightSail Nov 9 2009, 09:02 PM
djellison YAY!! Thank you anonymous donator!... Nov 9 2009, 09:26 PM ngunn I was wondering what they were about to announce, ... Nov 9 2009, 09:50 PM PhilCo126 What a way to commemorate the late Dr Carl Sagan..... Nov 10 2009, 11:53 AM nprev Nice little article on Reuters....go, TPS, go, Lig... Nov 11 2009, 01:58 AM
Tom Tamlyn There's a longer article in the New York Times... Nov 11 2009, 08:57 PM PhilCo126 75 years: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/cultur... Nov 11 2009, 03:38 PM nprev Not necessarily a bad thing. Thoughful technical c... Nov 11 2009, 09:15 PM MahFL "humans may soon be solar-sailing".
Who ... Nov 12 2009, 02:35 PM centsworth_II Re: "humans may soon be solar-sailing"
... Nov 13 2009, 04:57 AM nprev QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Nov 12 2009, 08:57... Nov 13 2009, 05:18 AM Stu QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Nov 13 2009, 04:57... Nov 13 2009, 09:07 AM Juramike Depends on your definition of "soon".
G... Nov 12 2009, 04:00 PM Rick Sternbach QUOTE (ngunn @ Nov 12 2009, 11:56 AM) My ... Nov 15 2009, 05:20 AM ngunn QUOTE (Rick Sternbach @ Nov 15 2009, 05:2... Nov 15 2009, 08:34 AM Rick Sternbach QUOTE (ngunn @ Nov 15 2009, 12:34 AM) No ... Nov 15 2009, 04:28 PM Stu QUOTE (Rick Sternbach @ Nov 15 2009, 05:2... Nov 15 2009, 08:47 AM djellison I will say - having tried in the past a bit - doin... Nov 13 2009, 08:44 AM djellison Your lens flare useage is a diagnosable psychiatri... Nov 15 2009, 09:12 AM Stu RE: LightSail Nov 15 2009, 09:27 AM PDP8E The Brits have a killer app for sail-tech
http://... Mar 30 2010, 04:39 PM punkboi LightSail-1 Passes Critical Design Review
http://... Jun 30 2010, 06:34 AM punkboi LightSail-1 Video Update: Construction Begins... Oct 20 2010, 03:00 AM James Sorenson I'm curious if the camera's that were show... Oct 22 2010, 06:05 PM punkboi The article below mentions three upcoming NASA mis... Jul 16 2012, 11:23 PM |
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