NanoSail-D technology Progress Report

July
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Posted by: admin on July 14th, 2008    Filled in: NanoSail D

This is through an innovative experimental partnership between Marshall Space Flight Center and the Ames Research Center, NASA will propel a satellite the size of a sliced loaf of bread through space with an ultra-thin, 100-square-foot solar sail. Developed and constructed in only six months, the joint engineering partnership built on Ames experience with small satellite development and Marshall’s expertise in solar sails and a very advanced propulsion systems.