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Solar sail
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Solar sail

28/01/2014 2201 views 18 likes 302882 ID

Four-quadrant solar sail attached to Earth-orbiting satellite, which could speed up the deorbiting process for future missions.

Gossamer deorbit sail
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Gossamer deorbit sail

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Setting sail for safer space
Enabling & Support

Setting sail for safer space

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Partially deployed gossamer deorbit sail
Applications

Partially deployed gossamer deorbit sail during test…

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Graphene sail in microgravity
Science & Exploration

Graphene sail in microgravity

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Graphene light sail
Science & Exploration

Graphene light sail

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