Modern Solar Sail Launched (June 22, 2005)

[ChrisReid]

akula reminded us that the Cosmos-1 solar sail craft was launched yesterday. Although the Russian lift rocket apparently sufferred engine failure, there have been reports that the sail reached a low orbit and was transmitting weak signals to ground stations. CNN has some more details on the launch. There has been no word yet on whether the sail has stumbled into any tachyon eddies that will take it to Cardassia.

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Original update published on June 22, 2005