Private Funding Will Test First Solar Sail

A unique American-Russian partnership is set to launch the first free-flying solar sail late this year and plans a deployment test in space next month, finally trying a concept that has been discussed for more than 75 years. The ``Cosmos 1'' project will also feature the first submarine-launched...

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