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- 13:29, 23 October 2015 NEA Scout (hist) [661 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Stub}} The [http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cubesat/missions/neascout.php Near Earth Asteroid Scout (NEAScout)] is a mission to fly a 6-unit Cubesat solar sail spacecraft by an aste...")
- 16:47, 7 June 2015 LightSail has deployed (hist) [891 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150607-lightsail-deployment-initiatied.html The Planetary Society's LightSail spacecraft successfully deployed its solar sai...")
- 13:19, 1 June 2015 LightSail Team Prepares for Sail Deployment (hist) [613 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150531-lightsail-possible-tuesday-deploy.html The LigthSail team is preparing to run the deployment test of the solar sail o...")
- 11:56, 18 May 2015 LightSail launches Kickstarter campaign (hist) [886 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theplanetarysociety/lightsail-a-revolutionary-solar-sailing-spacecraft The Planetary Society's LightSail solar sail project launched a Ki...")
- 11:39, 18 May 2015 LightSail Launch Countdown (hist) [464 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150517-lightsail-launch-countdown.html The Atlas V rocket carrying the Air Force X37B and LightSail] is rolling out to the l...")
- 13:04, 1 May 2015 StarTalk Cosmic Queries: LightSail with Bill Nye (hist) [297 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-lightsail-with-bill-nye/ Bill Nye answers questions about solar sails and LightSail] on the April 19th, 2015, episode of Star...")
- 12:48, 25 April 2015 LightSail Readiness Tests Prepare Team for Mission Operations (hist) [556 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20140424-lightsail-readiness-tests.html The Planetary Society's LightSail mission is undergoing tests to make sure the spacecr...")
- 12:33, 25 April 2015 Project Dragonfly (hist) [394 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Stub}} Project Dragonfly is a proposal to launch a swarm of small solar sails to the stars using lasers. ===Links=== * [http://www.i4is.org/news/dragonfly Project Dragonfl...")
- 12:29, 25 April 2015 Project Dragonfly on Kickstarter (hist) [402 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Project Dragonfly is a proposal to launch a swarm of small solar sails to the stars using lasers. [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1465787600/project-dragonfly-sail-t...")
- 12:02, 25 April 2015 Dreaming Up the Future of Interstellar Travel (hist) [296 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/04/24/2015/dreaming-up-the-future-of-interstellar-travel.html Science Friday interviews Les Johnson] about the future of interstellar tra...")
- 13:00, 19 November 2014 Lunar Flashlight (hist) [345 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Lunar Flashlight is NASA mission concept to shine reflected sunlight at the south pole of the moon with a small solar sail to help find volatiles like water. ===Links=== * [h...")
- 14:10, 27 October 2014 Deep Space Propulsion: A Roadmap to Interstellar Flight (hist) [275 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Category:Books {{#widget:AmazonLink |placement=1461406064 |asins=1461406064 |linkid=BEEFNSYZIDLZC35F }} By Kelvin F. Long. Chapter 10 discusses solar and beamed energy p...")
- 19:33, 18 October 2014 NASA Nixes Sunjammer Mission, Cites Integration, Schedule Risk (hist) [328 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/42227nasa-nixes-sunjammer-mission-cites-integration-schedule-risk Space News reports on the cancellation of NASA's solar sail dem...")
- 14:51, 30 August 2014 Frequently Asked Questions (hist) [448 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "===What is a solar sail?=== ===What pushes a solar sail if space is empty?=== ===How does sunlight push on anything if it has no mass?=== ===Does the solar wind push on a s...")
- 17:41, 7 July 2014 LightSail updates July 7, 2014 (hist) [1,361 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.planetary.org/ The Planetary Society's] LightSail solar sail cubesat mission has posted some recent updates, including a major announcement. * [http...")
- 13:30, 3 October 2013 Solar sail news roundup for October 3, 2013 (hist) [3,070 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "It's been awhile since I posted on news in the world of solar sailing, so here's a list of stories that have come out in the past several months. * The [http://sunjammermissi...")
- 20:19, 25 February 2013 NASA to Launch World's Largest Solar Sail in 2014 (hist) [306 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.space.com/19565-worlds-largest-solar-sail-sunjammer.html NASA to Launch World's Largest Solar Sail in 2014] by Leonard David of [http://space.com Space.com] goes i...")
- 13:00, 10 January 2013 Crazy Far (hist) [538 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "==National Geographic Magazine: Crazy Far== [http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/space-exploration/folger-text Crazy Far] by Tim Folger with art by Stephan Martiniere i...")
- 11:57, 16 October 2012 Third International Symposium on Solar Sailing Call for Papers (hist) [344 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.solarsailing2013.com/ The Third International Symposium on Solar Sailing] will be held in Glasgow at the University of Strathclyde, June 11-13th 2013. The call for...")
- 10:20, 16 July 2012 Astronomy Cast Episode 262: Solar Sails (hist) [231 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.astronomycast.com/2012/06/ep-262-solar-sails/ Episode 262 of Astronomy Cast] discusses solar sails and their recent developments. --~~~~ Category:News [[Cate...")
- 12:17, 20 June 2012 LightSail presented at Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium (hist) [538 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bruce-betts/20120531-LightSail-Biddy-Presentation.html Bruce Betts reports in The Planetary Society Blogs] that Chris Biddy of Stellar Explorat...")
- 11:46, 20 June 2012 Setting sail for the stars with 100-year project (hist) [518 bytes] Ben (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{date|June 20, 2012}} [http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-setting-sail-for-the-stars-with-100-year-project-372414/ Flight Global reports] on continuing study ...")