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Friday, 22 May 2015

Solar sail mission launches with X-37B spaceplane

An odd pair lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today as the Planetary Society's LightSail nanosatellite piggybacked a ride atop an Atlas V rocket alongside the US Air Force's secret X-37B spaceplane.

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Section: Space

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Launch
Spacecraft
US Air Force
NASA

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