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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.
 
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].
 
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.
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NanoSail-D2 successfully ejected from [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/fastsat/index.html FASTSAT] and deployed the sail on January 20th, 2010, at 10:00pm EST. NanoSail-D2 will remain visible in orbit until it re-enters Earth's atmosphere, estimated at 2-4 months from deployment. [http://www.nasa.gov NASA] and [http://www.spaceweather.com Spaceweather.com] are holding a photo contest while NanoSail-D2 remains in orbit.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
* [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html NanoSail-D Mission Page]
 
* [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html NanoSail-D Mission Page]
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* [http://www.nanosail.org/ NanoSail-D photo contest]
 
* [http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm NanoSail-D2 Mission Dashboard]
 
* [http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm NanoSail-D2 Mission Dashboard]
 
* [http://www.crestnrp.org/nanosail/ NanoSail-D Mission Overview]
 
* [http://www.crestnrp.org/nanosail/ NanoSail-D Mission Overview]
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==References==
 
==References==
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* [http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/jan/HQ_11-027_NanoSail.html NASA Partners On Nanosail-D Amateur Astronomy Image Contest]
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* [http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/24jan_solarsail/ Solar Sail Stunner]
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* [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/11-010.html NASA's First Solar Sail NanoSail-D Deploys in Low-Earth Orbit]
 
* [[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
 
 
* Science@NASA article: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/26jun_nanosaild.htm
 
* 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
 
* Discovery Channel story: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/09/solar-sail.html
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[[Category:Past Missions]]
 
[[Category:Past Missions]]
 
[[Category:Missions]]
 
[[Category:Missions]]
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[[Category:Demonstration]]

Latest revision as of 11:28, 25 January 2011

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. NanoSail-D2 successfully ejected from FASTSAT and deployed the sail on January 20th, 2010, at 10:00pm EST. NanoSail-D2 will remain visible in orbit until it re-enters Earth's atmosphere, estimated at 2-4 months from deployment. NASA and Spaceweather.com are holding a photo contest while NanoSail-D2 remains in orbit.

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