The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 has Been Flying for 30 Months now, Paving the way for Future Solar Sail Missions
Even after 30 months in space, The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 mission continues to successfully “sail on sunbeams” demonstrating solar…
New Photos From LightSail 2
Ten months in space! The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft just reached that milestone. And the fine folks at the…
LightSail 2 is Still Solar Sailing, But it’s Getting Lower and Lower with Each Orbit
LightSail 2 deployed it solar sail five months ago, and it's still orbiting Earth. It's a successful demonstration of the…
The Light Sail is Working… It’s Working!
Good news from The Planetary Society: LightSail 2's solar sail is functioning as intended. After launching on June 25th, then…
Drama In Low-Earth Orbit As LightSail2 Deploys Its Sails
LightSail 2 has successfully deployed its solar sails. Shortly after 12:00 pm PST The Planetary Society tweeted that the sails…
LightSail 2 is Sending Home New Pictures of Earth
LightSail 2, the brainchild of The Planetary Society, has gifted us two new gorgeous images of Earth. The small spacecraft…
LightSail 2 Mission is Going Strong and Sending Mission Info Home!
The Planetary Society recently launched its LightSail 2 technology demonstrator, which could prove to be an effective means of propulsion…
We Explored Pluto, Now Let’s Explore The Nearest Star!
With the recent milestone achieved by the New Horizons mission, many are contemplating what our next space exploration goal should…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept 11, 2015: New Horizons Pluto-Palooza!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guests: New Horizons staff Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator; Alice Bowman, Mission Operations Manager; and…
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X-37B Air Force Space Plane Launches on 4th Mystery Military Mission and Solar Sailing Test
Blastoff of the X-37B spaceplane on United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the OTV-4 AFSPC-5 satellite for the…