The highly advanced solar sail boom could one day allow spacecraft to travel without bulky rocket fuel. By Andrew Paul | Published Apr 24, 2024 11:53 AM EDT This artist’s concept shows the ...

NASA has launched the latest attempt to test solar sail propulsion technology. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3), consisting of a CubeSat the size of a microwave oven and a solar ...

NASA is pioneering a new approach to space exploration with its latest mission featuring a solar sail system. This innovative ...

A NASA spacecraft with sails being propelled solely by the rays of the Sun just made contact with operators back on Earth.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. An artist’s concept of the Solar Sail mission in orbit. Illustration: NASA Nearly a week after launching to space, a microwave-sized cubesat ...

The agency's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, or ACS3 for short, was one of two payloads that lifted off atop a Rocket Lab Electron vehicle from New Zealand today at 6:33 p.m. EDT (2233 GMT ...

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 ...

A new experimental mission by NASA is now flying in orbit, aiming to use photons from the Sun to propel its way to higher altitudes. Update: April 24, 8:33 a.m. ET: Rocket Lab’s Electron blasted ...

The world's most advanced solar sail spacecraft began its odyssey today at 23:32 GMT as it lifted off atop a Rocket Lab Electron launcher from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. It was one of ...

You also usually can’t refuel once you are out there. An alternative solution, which doesn’t have this problem, is using a solar sail. To be effective, the sails and booms need to be as light ...

April 22 (UPI) --NASA is gearing up for a launch this week that will test a new way to navigate the solar system, using a large sail to catch the sunlight. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is ...