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NASA's Solar Sail Propels Deep Space Missions, Scoops Up Interstellar Debris-3Solar activity sometimes causes disturbances through massive flares, but the energy can also be used to increase in-space propulsion capability - harnessing solar power with solar sails could expand future exploration potential by increasing spacecraft efficiency and lower operating costs. NASA recently announced plans to advance the technology by rolling out the largest solar sail ever created - in 2015, the next generation solar sail spacecraft will deploy and operate a sail with an area <strong>7 times larger</strong> than any that has been flown in space. NASA's Solar Sail mission is one of three proposed Technology Demonstration Missions set to "transform space communications, deep space navigation and in-space propulsion capabilities"....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nasa-announces-plans-to-launch-the-largest-solar-sail-ever-created/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
NASA's Solar Sail Propels Deep Space Missions, Scoops Up Interstellar Debris-2Solar activity sometimes causes disturbances through massive flares, but the energy can also be used to increase in-space propulsion capability - harnessing solar power with solar sails could expand future exploration potential by increasing spacecraft efficiency and lower operating costs. NASA recently announced plans to advance the technology by rolling out the largest solar sail ever created - in 2015, the next generation solar sail spacecraft will deploy and operate a sail with an area <strong>7 times larger</strong> than any that has been flown in space. NASA's Solar Sail mission is one of three proposed Technology Demonstration Missions set to "transform space communications, deep space navigation and in-space propulsion capabilities"....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nasa-announces-plans-to-launch-the-largest-solar-sail-ever-created/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
NASA's Solar Sail Propels Deep Space Missions, Scoops Up Interstellar Debris-1Solar activity sometimes causes disturbances through massive flares, but the energy can also be used to increase in-space propulsion capability - harnessing solar power with solar sails could expand future exploration potential by increasing spacecraft efficiency and lower operating costs. NASA recently announced plans to advance the technology by rolling out the largest solar sail ever created - in 2015, the next generation solar sail spacecraft will deploy and operate a sail with an area <strong>7 times larger</strong> than any that has been flown in space. NASA's Solar Sail mission is one of three proposed Technology Demonstration Missions set to "transform space communications, deep space navigation and in-space propulsion capabilities"....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nasa-announces-plans-to-launch-the-largest-solar-sail-ever-created/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
