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A Brief History of Solar Sails

Subject: A Brief History of Solar Sails
From: NASA Science News <snglist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:38:08 -0500

NASA Science News for July 31, 2008

Have you ever stared up at the night sky, felt a gentle breeze, and wished you could set sail for the stars? Get in line. Many great thinkers from history have had the same idea. This long-held fancy could soon become reality with one solar sail mission on the drawing board and another already on the launching pad, slated to blast off this summer.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/31jul_solarsails.htm?list1052465

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