Lightsail: The Future of Space Exploration Has Arrived

2.1.16, 11:54 AM EST by Jolene Creighton

LightSail is a citizen-funded project by The Planetary Society, the world's largest non-profit space advocacy group. In 2016, LightSail will be enclosed within a small satellite developed by Georgia Tech to autonomously inspect other spacecraft.

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