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This website contains information on solar sailing, an old idea but a new technology for moving around and doing things in space. Solar sails are very large and lightweight mirrors that are pushed through space by sunlight. Traditionally, spacecraft have used rockets or thrusters, which propel material in one direction to travel in the other. To learn more, take a look through the sections listed below.

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Current events

Latest news September 30, 2007: SolarSailWiki goes online.

June 27, 2007: 1st International Solar Sail Symposium held June 27-29 in Herrsching, Germany.

February 22, 2006: Japan launches a secondary solar sail payload with the ASTRO-F infrared telescope satellite.

February 8, 2006: NASA's Centennial Challenges program seeks input on new prize competitions. Includes a solar sail stationkeeping prize.