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NanoSail-D was a [[wikipedia:NASA|NASA]] mission to deploy a 10 m<sup>2</sup> solar sail from a [[wikipedia:CubeSat|CubeSat]]. | NanoSail-D was a [[wikipedia:NASA|NASA]] mission to deploy a 10 m<sup>2</sup> solar sail from a [[wikipedia:CubeSat|CubeSat]]. | ||
The mission ended on August 2nd, 2008, when the [[wikipedia:Falcon 1|Falcon 1]] rocket carrying it failed to reach orbit. | The mission ended on August 2nd, 2008, when the [[wikipedia:Falcon 1|Falcon 1]] rocket carrying it failed to reach orbit. | ||
| − | [http://www.nasa.gov/marshall/ NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)] plans to launch the backup NanoSail-D spacecraft as a payload of the FASTSAT-HSV01 mission. | + | [http://www.nasa.gov/marshall/ NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)] plans to launch the backup NanoSail-D spacecraft as a payload of the FASTSAT-HSV01 mission on Friday November 19, 2010. |
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
| + | * [[News#NanoSail-D to launch Friday, November 19, 2010|News: NanoSail-D to launch Friday, November 19, 2010]] | ||
* Project website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html | * Project website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html | ||
* Science@NASA article: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/26jun_nanosaild.htm | * Science@NASA article: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/26jun_nanosaild.htm | ||
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[[Category:Past Missions]] | [[Category:Past Missions]] | ||
[[Category:Planned Missions]] | [[Category:Planned Missions]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:15, 18 November 2010
NanoSail-D was a NASA mission to deploy a 10 m2 solar sail from a CubeSat. The mission ended on August 2nd, 2008, when the Falcon 1 rocket carrying it failed to reach orbit. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) plans to launch the backup NanoSail-D spacecraft as a payload of the FASTSAT-HSV01 mission on Friday November 19, 2010.
References
- News: NanoSail-D to launch Friday, November 19, 2010
- Project website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html
- Science@NASA article: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/26jun_nanosaild.htm
- Discovery Channel story: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/09/solar-sail.html
- YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW1Pf0uMSug
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: NASA and Contractor Team Develop One Fast Satellite
