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NASA to Launch World's Largest Solar Sail in 2014

NASA to Launch World's Largest Solar Sail in 2014 by Leonard David of Space.com goes in depth on the Sunjammer mission. --Ben (talk) 20:19, 25 February 2013 (EST)

(Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:19:27 -0500)

Crazy Far

National Geographic Magazine: Crazy Far Crazy Far by Tim Folger with art by Stephan Martiniere is an article on interstellar exploration in National Geographic's January 2013 special issue, The New Age of Exploration. --Ben (talk) 13:00, 10 January 2013 (EST)

(Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:00:08 -0500)

Third International Symposium on Solar Sailing Call for Papers

The Third International Symposium on Solar Sailing will be held in Glasgow at the University of Strathclyde, June 11-13th 2013. The call for papers for the symposium has been issued. Abstracts are due February 1 2013. --Ben (talk) 12:57, 16 October 2012 (EDT)

(Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:57:08 -0400)

Astronomy Cast Episode 262: Solar Sails

Episode 262 of Astronomy Cast discusses solar sails and their recent developments. --Ben (talk) 11:20, 16 July 2012 (EDT)

(Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:10:29 -0400)

Setting sail for the stars with 100-year project

Flight Global discusses Dr. Robert L. Forward's interstellar laser sailing concept, the 100 Year Starship Initiative, and continuing work by Icarus Interstellar. --Ben (talk) 12:59, 20 June 2012 (EDT)

(Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:10:16 -0400)

LightSail presented at Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium

Bruce Betts reports in The Planetary Society Blogs that Chris Biddy of Stellar Exploration Inc. presented technical details of the LightSail 1 spacecraft at the Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium. He provides a copy of the presentation. --Ben (talk) 13:17, 20 June 2012 (EDT)

(Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:09:42 -0400)