http://wiki.solarsails.info/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=LightSail_launches_Kickstarter_campaign 2026-04-30T02:01:36Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.21.1 http://wiki.solarsails.info/index.php?title=LightSail_launches_Kickstarter_campaign&diff=4461&oldid=prev 2015-05-18T16:56:05Z

<p>Created page with &quot;[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theplanetarysociety/lightsail-a-revolutionary-solar-sailing-spacecraft The Planetary Society&#039;s LightSail solar sail project launched a Ki...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[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.<br /> <br /> ===Updates===<br /> * [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. <br /> <br /> --[[User:Ben|Ben]] ([[User talk:Ben|talk]]) 12:56, 18 May 2015 (EDT)</div>

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