Planetary Society Declares Success With LightSail 2

Mark Carreau August 01, 2019
Credit: Light Sail-2 sail deployment: The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society reports its LightSail 2 (LS 2) spacecraft propulsion demonstration has achieved mission success. Within days of the July 23 deployment of its 32-m-sq. (344-ft.-sq.) solar sail, the 11-lb. LS 2 small satellite’s Earth orbital apogee has increased by 1.7 km, the Pasadena...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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