NASA Set to Launch Solar Sail for SunlightPropelled Space Travel Gizmodo

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The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System(ACS3) is scheduled for launch on Tuesday, April 23 on board Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from New Zealand
The solar sail will be deployed using four composite booms that span the diagonals of the square to reach 23 feet (7 meters) in length
They work the same way as a sailboat's boom, except they are designed to catch the propulsive power of sunlight rather than wind

NASAs experimental solar sail is ready to take flight in Earth orbit, using the pressure of sunlight to test a new way of propulsion through the cosmos. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System(ACS [+2967 chars]

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