Ikaros Solar Sail Works!

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The first push from sunlight has been felt by Japan's Ikaros spacecraft. (Read the complete story)

"Some quick back-of-the-napkin calculation gives an acceleration of just over 400km/h every year. "
( 7/14/2010 10:50:08 AM)

"Not bad for a proof of concept machine. Isn't this the first successful test of a solar sail?"
(Dewtey 7/17/2010 5:21:03 AM)

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