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| − | NanoSail-D | + | 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 | + | The mission ended on August 2nd, 2008, when the [[wikipedia:Falcon 1|Falcon 1]] rocket carrying it failed to reach orbit. |
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
Revision as of 10:58, 30 June 2009
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.
References
- Project website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html
- News coverage
- 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
