Rocket Lab Awarded Launch Contract For Novel Solar Sail Demo

October 07, 2021
ACS3
Credit: NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—A 12U cubesat housing a nearly 900-sq.-ft. solar sail system developed by NASA will launch on a Rocket Lab Electron rideshare mission in mid-2022 for a trial run in low Earth orbit. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is designed to demonstrate deployable composite...

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