Difference between revisions of "NanoSail-D"
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NanoSail-D was a [[wikipedia:NASA|NASA]] mission to deploy a 10 m<sup>2</sup> solar sail from a [[wikipedia:CubeSat|CubeSat]]. | 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 failed to reach orbit. | The mission ended on August 2nd, 2008, when the [[wikipedia:Falcon 1|Falcon 1]] rocket carrying it failed to reach orbit. | ||
| − | [http://www.nasa.gov/ | + | NanoSail-D2 is the backup to spacecraft that was launched on November 19, 2010, as a payload of the [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/fastsat/index.html FASTSAT]. |
| + | The spacecraft is waiting to be ejected from [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/fastsat/index.html FASTSAT] and deploy the sail. | ||
| − | === | + | ==Links== |
| + | * [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html NanoSail-D Mission Page] | ||
| + | * [http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm NanoSail-D2 Mission Dashboard] | ||
| + | * [http://www.crestnrp.org/nanosail/ NanoSail-D Mission Overview] | ||
| + | * [http://nanosail.org/ Help track NanoSail-D] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
* [[News#NanoSail-D to launch Friday, November 19, 2010|News: NanoSail-D to launch Friday, November 19, 2010]] | * [[News#NanoSail-D to launch Friday, November 19, 2010|News: NanoSail-D to launch Friday, November 19, 2010]] | ||
* Project website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html | * Project website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html | ||
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Revision as of 17:46, 2 December 2010
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. NanoSail-D2 is the backup to spacecraft that was launched on November 19, 2010, as a payload of the FASTSAT. The spacecraft is waiting to be ejected from FASTSAT and deploy the sail.
Links
- NanoSail-D Mission Page
- NanoSail-D2 Mission Dashboard
- NanoSail-D Mission Overview
- Help track NanoSail-D
References
- News: NanoSail-D to launch Friday, November 19, 2010
- Project website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html
- 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
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: NASA and Contractor Team Develop One Fast Satellite
