LightSail 2 marks 3rd anniversary as end of mission approaches - Space.com
6/25/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Elizabeth Howell
by Elizabeth Howell
The mission, far beyond its design lifetime, may fall into the atmosphere in a few months.
A solar-sailing mission is now marking three years of spaceflight, but is unlikely to celebrate a fourth anniversary. The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 is a crowdfunded solar sail that launched Ju… [+3161 chars]
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