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Planetary Society announces test flight for LightSail spacecraft

Submit on Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 22:59

The Planetary Society announced the first of its LightSail spacecraft will embark on a May 2015 test flight. Funded entirely by private citizens, the solar sail satellite will hitch a ride to space aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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