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    The Ikaros solar sail successfully deployed in space by Japanese scientists

    Posted on by gavril

    The Ikaros has left ground and has set off on its journey to the heavens above. And this time, it wasn’t the Greeks sending up a mythological creature, it’s the Japanese with a solar-powered idea that was eagerly waited upon … Continue reading3

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    2010 May See At least Two Solar Sails Afloat in Space

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    After sailing in water and in air, it is time to unfurl sails in the space and year 2010 may actually be marked as the year of beginning of solar sailing. Two different space experiments are set to use light … Continue reading3

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