Organisation: Planetary Society

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Solar-powered rocket, with sails as thin as a bin bag, due for launch

A spacecraft powered by solar energy will be launched into the Earth’s orbit tomorrow as part of a flagship project by the Planetary Society.

Tue, 19 May, 2015

Nasa lacks funds to build telescopes for spotting rogue asteroids

NASA is charged with spotting most of the asteroids that pose a threat to Earth, but doesn’t have the money to complete the job.

Fri, 14 Aug, 2009

Russian solar sail space launch ends in failure

A FUTURISTIC Russian-US project to launch a solar sail space vehicle crashed when the Russian booster rockets failed less than two minutes after lift-off, showering debris over the Arctic Ocean, the Russian space agency said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2005