NASA Solar Sail Spacecraft Damaged, Spinning Through Space

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Still Tumbling NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3), a dazzling spacecraft that is designed to exclusively make use of the tiny amounts of radiation pressure exerted by sunlight for propulsion, is still spinning through space uncontrollably.

"Analysis indicates that the bend may have partially straightened over the weeks since boom deployment, while the spacecraft was slowly tumbling".

After launching the unusual payload on April 23, ACS3 unfurled its 860-square-foot sail in early September.

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Author / Journalist: Victor Tangermann

Category: Technology

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Published On: 2024-10-30 @ 16:18:44 (1 days ago)

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