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Ben: /* NASA Selects CubeSail Mission for Flight */ correction: downselect, NOT mission selection

2012-05-21T22:09:13Z

‎NASA Selects CubeSail Mission for Flight: correction: downselect, NOT mission selection

Ben at 21:13, 13 March 2012

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Ben at 17:25, 12 December 2011

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Ben at 18:03, 29 August 2011

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Ben at 18:45, 22 August 2011

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Ben at 15:22, 3 March 2011

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Ben at 19:42, 3 February 2011

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Ben: /* IKAROS Completes Regular Operations */

2011-01-26T18:21:02Z

‎IKAROS Completes Regular Operations

Ben at 18:15, 26 January 2011

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-== NASA Selects CubeSail Mission for Flight ==
+== NASA Selects CubeSail Mission for CubesSat Space Mission Candidate ==
 http://www.ae.illinois.edu/news/article.html?id=1559
-NASA selected the [[CubeSail]] mission by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and CU Aerospace for flight under it's CubeSat Launch Initiative. [[CubeSail]] will test a new solar sail design based on long, thin ribbons of sail material with small satellites at the ends to steer them.
+NASA selected the [[CubeSail]] mission by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and CU Aerospace as a potential candidate for flight under it's CubeSat Launch Initiative. [[CubeSail]] would test a new solar sail design based on long, thin ribbons of sail material with small satellites at the ends to steer them.
 '''See Also:'''

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		+	== NASA Selects CubeSail Mission for Flight ==
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		+	http://www.ae.illinois.edu/news/article.html?id=1559
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		+	NASA selected the [[CubeSail]] mission by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and CU Aerospace for flight under it's CubeSat Launch Initiative. [[CubeSail]] will test a new solar sail design based on long, thin ribbons of sail material with small satellites at the ends to steer them.
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		+	'''See Also:'''
		+	* http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/feb/HQ_12-050_CubeSats.html
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		+	--[[User:Ben\|Ben]] 17:13, 13 March 2012 (EDT)
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	== Solar Sail Readies for Early Warning Mission ==		== Solar Sail Readies for Early Warning Mission ==

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		+	== Solar Sail Readies for Early Warning Mission ==
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		+	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LmePYdraoU
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		+	YouTube video about [[The Sunjammer Project\|NASA's solar sail technology demonstration mission]] from the [http://www.youtube.com/user/NASAMarshallTV NASA Marshall TV channel.]
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		+	--[[User:Ben\|Ben]] 12:25, 12 December 2011 (EST)
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	== Flying on Sunshine ==		== Flying on Sunshine ==

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		+	== Flying on Sunshine ==
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		+	http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/333656/title/Flying_on_Sunshine
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		+	The September 10th issue of [http://www.sciencenews.org/ ScienceNews] covers recent developments in solar sailing.
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		+	--[[User:Ben\|Ben]] 14:02, 29 August 2011 (EDT)
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	== NASA Announces Technology Demonstration Missions ==		== NASA Announces Technology Demonstration Missions ==

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		+	== NASA Announces Technology Demonstration Missions ==
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		+	http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/crosscutting_capability/tech_demo_missions.html
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		+	[http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/index.html NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist] has selected [http://www.lgarde.com/ L'Garde] to test fly a 38x38m solar sail as a [http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/crosscutting_capability/tech_demos/index.html technology demonstration mission]. The mission will deploy a sail 4X larger than L'Garde tested previously on the ground (20x20m), use solar torque for steering, and test accurate navigation required for missions.
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		+	Congratulations!
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		+	--[[User:Ben\|Ben]] 14:45, 22 August 2011 (EDT)
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	==NASA Technology Solicitations Announced==		==NASA Technology Solicitations Announced==

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		+	==NASA Technology Solicitations Announced==
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		+	http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/solicitations.html
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		+	The [http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/index.html NASA Office of the Chief Technologist] released solicitations for technology development in three areas:
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		+	* [http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/early_stage_innovation/niac/niac_solicitations.html NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC)]
		+	* [http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/game_changing_technology/game_changing_solicitations.html NASA Unique and Innovative Game Changing Technology]
		+	* [http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/crosscutting_capability/tech_demos/tdm_solicitations.html NASA Technology Demonstration Missions (TDM)]
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		+	--[[User:Ben\|Ben]] 10:22, 3 March 2011 (EST)
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	==First NanoSail-D Pictures Taken==		==First NanoSail-D Pictures Taken==

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		+	==First NanoSail-D Pictures Taken==
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		+	http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/01feb_solarsailflares/
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		+	The first pictures have been taken of [[NanoSail-D]] from the ground by observers in Finland, Sweden, and Argentina.
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		+	'''See Also'''
		+	* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157607379989937/with/5395522459/ NanoSail-D Flikr collection]
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		+	--[[User:Ben\|Ben]] 14:42, 3 February 2011 (EST)
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	==IKAROS Completes Regular Operations==		==IKAROS Completes Regular Operations==

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 JAXA announced that [[IKAROS]] completed regular operations, after accomplishing all of its primary mission goals. Notably, navigation by solar pressure, power generation by the thin-film solar panels attached to the sail, and steering by solar torque. IKAROS is in good condition and continues to sail around the sun.
 --[[User:Ben|Ben]] 13:15, 26 January 2011 (EST)

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		+	==IKAROS Completes Regular Operations==
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		+	http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/ikaros/topics_e.html
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		+	JAXA announced that [[IKAROS]] completed regular operations, after accomplishing all of its primary mission goals. Notably, navigation by solar pressure, power generation by the thin-film solar panels attached to the sail, and steering by solar torque. IKAROS is in good condition and continues to sail around the sun.
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		+	--[[User:Ben\|Ben]] 13:15, 26 January 2011 (EST)
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	==Draft NASA Technology Roadmaps Open for Comment==		==Draft NASA Technology Roadmaps Open for Comment==