Rocket Lab to launch NASA's new solar sail technology no earlier than April 24 - Space.com

A NASA solar sail mission meant to test new space travel materials in Earth's orbit is scheduled to lift off no sooner than April 24, the space agency announced on Thursday (April 11). Read More

Rocket Lab launches 'Symphony of the Stars' mission

The mission, which Rocket Lab called "Symphony in the Stars," sent the satellite to a circular orbit 650 kilometers (404 miles) above Earth. "Symphony in the Stars" is the first of two missions for "a ... Read More

Rocket Lab launches NASA's solar sail technology into orbit

Rocket Lab's Electron launched NASA's new composite solar sail into space where it will undergo weeks of testing, using sunlight to propel it through the solar system. Read More

321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week (June 30)

Launch doubleheader recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Monday, June 23, back-to-back liftoffs of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 10-23 mission and a United Launch Alliance ... Read More

NASA's next-generation solar sail ready to launch into space

Researchers at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton talked about its next-generation solar sail technology, ... launch as early as April 24 aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle from ... Read More

NASA to launch solar sail, navigate space using sunlight

We can sail, we can sail with solar sail tech, launching no earlier than April 24 from New Zealand. With new composite booms, it could transform how we explore our solar system. Read More

NASA's new solar sail extends its booms and sets sail

After testing, NASA reported on August 29 that they extended the booms, deploying its 80-square-meter (860 square feet) solar sail. They'll now use the sail to raise and lower the spacecraft's ... Read More

NASA's solar sail spacecraft is visible in the night sky. Here's how to see it - MSN

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) launched in April 2024 atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket. The mission is designed to test solar sail technology to help NASA develop larger ... Read More

Rocket Lab Selected to Build Solar Panels for NASA’s CADRE Mobile Robot Program - SpaceNews

Rocket Lab today announced it has been selected by NASA JPL to supply solar panels that will power NASA’s shoe-box-sized mobile robots as part of the CADRE program. Close Newsletter Sign Ups ... Read More

NASA launches experimental Solar Sail to test sunlight-propelled space travel - WKRC

MAHIA PENINSULA, New Zealand (WKRC) - NASA launched its experimental Solar Sail to test sunlight-propelled space travel. According to Gizmodo,NASA is setting sail in outer space using photons from ... Read More

Rocket Lab launches NASA's solar sail technology into orbit - Yahoo News Canada

April 23 (UPI) --Rocket Lab launched NASA's new composite solar sail into space where it will undergo weeks of testing, using sunlight to propel it through the solar system.The solar sail technology ... Read More

NASA's solar sail spacecraft is visible in the night sky. Here's how to see it

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) launched in April 2024 atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket. The mission is designed to test solar sail technology to help NASA develop larger ... Read More