View source for LightSail launches Kickstarter campaign

[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theplanetarysociety/lightsail-a-revolutionary-solar-sailing-spacecraft The Planetary Society's LightSail solar sail project launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.] The campaign is raising funds to complete development of a 2nd [[LightSail]] test flight that will sail the spacecraft. The first test on May 20th, 2015, tests deployment of the sail.

===Updates===
* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theplanetarysociety/lightsail-a-revolutionary-solar-sailing-spacecraft/posts/1234058 LightSail's Kickstarter campaign passed $550,000]], which fully funds the mission. The next stretch goal of $1 million will fund an outrach campaign to make broad public awareness of the LightSail solar sail and cubesat technology, so it can be put to work in future space missions. 

--[[User:Ben|Ben]] ([[User talk:Ben|talk]]) 12:56, 18 May 2015 (EDT)