Media Invited to Learn About NASA’s New Solar Sail Technology
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center test deployment of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System’s solar sail. The unfurled solar sail is approximately 30 feet (about 9 meters) on a side. Since solar radiation pressure is small, the solar sail must be large to [...]