kalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 2 months agoNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1489arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1488arrow-down1external-linkNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareLarmyOfLone@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoFirst photo looks rather unspectacular: https://www.space.com/nasa-solar-sail-space-photo NASA also has a “spot the diamond in the sky” challenge haha: https://www.space.com/nasa-solar-sail-space-photo
minus-squarekalkulat@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoHere’s a picture of it while it’s still in the shop. https://inspenet.com/en/noticias/nasa-tests-solar-sail-in-solar-in-orbit/
First photo looks rather unspectacular: https://www.space.com/nasa-solar-sail-space-photo
NASA also has a “spot the diamond in the sky” challenge haha: https://www.space.com/nasa-solar-sail-space-photo
Here’s a picture of it while it’s still in the shop. https://inspenet.com/en/noticias/nasa-tests-solar-sail-in-solar-in-orbit/