Gama is attempting to show deployment and control of its solar sail technology.
Credit: Gama
French startup Gama Space launched its first solar sail-powered cubesat aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-6 rideshare mission on Jan. 3. The Gama Alpha mission aims to test the deployment and control of the 73.3 m 2 (789 ft. 2 ) sail in low Earth orbit, the company said Jan. 3. Solar sails use...
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