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| − | [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150607-lightsail-deployment-initiatied.html The Planetary Society's LightSail spacecraft successfully deployed its solar sail.] The link includes instructions on how to view the spacecraft using the [http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=40661 N2YO service.] The deployment comes after the mission struggled with [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150526-software-glitch-pauses-ls-test.html a software glitched caused a communications loss] and [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150604-lightsail-silent-again.html battery problems.] | + | [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150607-lightsail-deployment-initiatied.html The Planetary Society's LightSail spacecraft successfully deployed its solar sail.] The link includes instructions on how to view the spacecraft using the [http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=40661 N2YO service.] The deployment comes after the mission struggled with [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150526-software-glitch-pauses-ls-test.html a software glitched caused a communications loss] and [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150604-lightsail-silent-again.html battery problems.] Also see the [http://www.planetary.org/press-room/releases/2015/bill-nye-planetary-society-1.html Planetary Society's press release.] |
Congratulations, LightSail team! | Congratulations, LightSail team! | ||
Latest revision as of 17:54, 7 June 2015
The Planetary Society's LightSail spacecraft successfully deployed its solar sail. The link includes instructions on how to view the spacecraft using the N2YO service. The deployment comes after the mission struggled with a software glitched caused a communications loss and battery problems. Also see the Planetary Society's press release.
Congratulations, LightSail team!
