Drag Sail To Deorbit Booster Upper Stage

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A drag sail developed at Purdue University is to be carried on the first flight of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha small satellite launcher to test whether it can accelerate deorbiting of the rocket’s upper stage. The booster is scheduled for launch in November from Vandenberg AFB in California, carrying...

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