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NanoSail-D is a [[wikipedia:NASA|NASA]] mission to deploy a 10 m<sup>2</sup> solar sail from a [[wikipedia:CubeSat|CubeSat]].
 
NanoSail-D is 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 was unable to reach orbit.
 
The mission ended on August 2nd, 2008, when the [[wikipedia:Falcon 1|Falcon 1]] rocket carrying it was unable to reach orbit.
  
Project website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html
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===References===
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* Project website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html
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* News coverage
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** Science@NASA article: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/26jun_nanosaild.htm
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** Discovery Channel story: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/09/solar-sail.html
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* YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW1Pf0uMSug
  
News coverage:
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[[Category:Missions]]
* Science@NASA article: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/26jun_nanosaild.htm
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* Discovery Channel story: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/09/solar-sail.html
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Revision as of 18:07, 11 May 2009

NanoSail-D is 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 was unable to reach orbit.

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