Cosmos 1 solar sail test craft launched after one day delay

The Cosmos 1 solar sail project was launched in Russia on July 19 and Russian tracking radar confirmed that all three rocket stages separated, according to the Planetary Society. The Volna booster rocket carrying the test craft on its half-hour sub-orbital flight was launched at about 8:33pm Eastern...

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