Accident delays test flight of Planetary Society solar sail

A test flight of a solar sail sponsored by the Planetary Society has been delayed due to a pre-launch testing accident that damaged the spacecraft, the society announced April 11. The sub-orbital test flight had been scheduled for launch on April 26 from a Russian Delta III Class submarine in the...

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