Jun
20
2005

Light Sailing

The Solar Sail in Orbit Image: NPO Lavochkin, The Planetary Society (c).

The Solar Sail in Orbit Image: NPO Lavochkin, The Planetary Society (c).

The Solar Sail

As Cosmos 1, the first solar sail spacecraft, orbits our planet, it will be visible from nearly everywhere on its surface at one time or another—so everyone on Earth can participate in our mission!

Here’s how you can track the flight of the first solar sail as it passes overhead:

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