LightSail updates July 7, 2014

The Planetary Society's LightSail solar sail cubesat mission has posted some recent updates, including a major announcement.

• LightSail is Ready for Launch! Join Us as the Countdown Begins. Live webcast and major announcement Wednesday July 9th, 2014
• LightSail update: Of booms and pretty pictures, July 1, 2014
• LightSail update: Three steps forward, one step back, June 18, 2014

--Ben (talk) 18:41, 7 July 2014 (EDT)

Updates:

• LightSail is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in April of 2016.
• The Planetary Society blog post about the LightSail launch.
• LightSail-A may fly in May of 2015 in a LEO test before flying LightSail-B high enough to sail in April 2016.
• LightSail-B will fly with the Prox-1 nanosatellite mission which will image LightSail.

--Ben (talk) 22:38, 9 July 2014 (EDT)