Planetary Society hails ‘mission success’ after LightSail 2 solar sail raises its orbit It may be “mission accomplished” for the Planetary Society’s solar sail experiment, but its privately funded LightSail 2 mission is… Read More
LightSail 2 unfurls in orbit, marking the climax of solar sail experiment The nonprofit Planetary Society says its LightSail 2 experiment spread out its solar sails today, nearly a month after it… Read More
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket puts a solar sail and scads of other experiments in orbit SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket had its first night launch tonight, sending 24 different spacecraft toward three different types of orbit… Read More
Watch Bill Nye geek out in this new LightSail launch video Bill Nye the Science Guy has seen and experienced a lot, but to watch him geek out over the LightSail… Read More
LightSail’s fiery reentry marks the end of Planetary Society’s first test flight After waiting for a cosmic particle to hit the restart button and taking an inaugural selfie, the LightSail from Bill Nye’s Planetary… Read More
Bill Nye’s LightSail sends home a selfie after rocky deployment Bill Nye just tweeted out LightSail’s first selfie, a seminal moment in any spacecraft’s life. The Planetary Society craft’s deployment motor… Read More
Have you tried restarting? Bill Nye’s LightSail needs a reboot due to software glitch Update, Saturday evening: LightSail spacecraft reboots in orbit: ‘It’s alive!’ says Bill Nye A glitch with a spreadsheet file has… Read More
Bill Nye’s solar-powered satellite launch a success The Planetary Society — led by CEO Bill Nye — successfully launched the first prototype of the LightSail, a mini, solar-powered satellite,… Read More
