This image taken by The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft on November 13, 2020 shows the northern Philippines and Typhoon Vamco. North is approximately at upper right. Spectraline (fishing line type material) that originally held the spacecraft panels closed can be seen in the lower right and left. The image has been color-adjusted and some fisheye lens distortion has been removed. Credit: The Planetary Society

LightSail 2 Has Been Flying in Space for 30 Months – Paving the Way for Future Solar Sail Missions

By Nancy Atkinson, Universe Today, Published by Scitechdaily, 20 November 2021 Even after 30 months in space, The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 mission continues to successfully “sail on sunbeams” demonstrating solar sail technology in Earth orbit. The mission is providing hard data for future missions that hope to employ solar

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