Difference between revisions of "The Sunjammer Project"
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| + | [http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/index.html NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist] awarded a contract to [http://www.lgarde.com/ L'Garde] to demonstrate flight of a solar sail for use in science and operational (e.g. space weather, environmental monitoring, communications) missions. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/tdm/solarsail/solarsail_overview.html Solar Sail Demonstration (The Sunjammer Project)] at NASA | ||
| + | * [http://www.lgarde.com/programs/space-propulsion/sunjammer/ Sunjammer] at L'Garde | ||
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Revision as of 12:33, 22 August 2012
NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist awarded a contract to L'Garde to demonstrate flight of a solar sail for use in science and operational (e.g. space weather, environmental monitoring, communications) missions.
Links
- Solar Sail Demonstration (The Sunjammer Project) at NASA
- Sunjammer at L'Garde
