News tagged with solar sail
IKAROS unfurls first ever solar sail in space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Japan's IKAROS has rolled out its solar sail, the first ever deployed in space. JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, achieved the feat by rotating the craft rapidly and spinning the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Japan to launch 'space yacht' propelled by solar particles (Update)
Japan is to launch a "space yacht" propelled by solar particles that bounce off its kite-shaped sails, the country's space agency said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2010 |
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A mission to clear dangerous debris from space (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- New UK technology is set to play a major part in clearing dangerous clouds of debris hurtling around the Earth's lower orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2010 |
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Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'
(AP) -- Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Design tool for materials with a memory
Shape memory alloys can "remember" a condition. If they are deformed, a temperature change can be enough to bring them back to their original shape. A simulation calculates the characteristics of these materials.
Jul 13, 2009 |
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