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Ikaros Solar Sail<a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros-lead/" rel="attachment wp-att-138556"></a> We've been following the <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/05/20/japan-launching-worlds-first-solar-powered-spacecraft-today/" target="new">progress</a> of the Japanese spaceship IKAROS — the first to <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/06/10/japanese-spacecraft-successfully-deploys-first-solar-sail-in-space/" target="new">unfurl a solar sail</a> in deep space. Today, the ship made the only first that <em>really</em> matters: it caught the sun's rays with its 3,000 square-foot sail and successfully used the energy to speed its way through space. <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros1/" rel="attachment wp-att-138557"></a> Each photon of light exerts 0....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Ikaros Solar Sail<a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros-lead/" rel="attachment wp-att-138556"></a> We've been following the <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/05/20/japan-launching-worlds-first-solar-powered-spacecraft-today/" target="new">progress</a> of the Japanese spaceship IKAROS — the first to <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/06/10/japanese-spacecraft-successfully-deploys-first-solar-sail-in-space/" target="new">unfurl a solar sail</a> in deep space. Today, the ship made the only first that <em>really</em> matters: it caught the sun's rays with its 3,000 square-foot sail and successfully used the energy to speed its way through space. <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros1/" rel="attachment wp-att-138557"></a> Each photon of light exerts 0....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
Ikaros Solar Sail<a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros-lead/" rel="attachment wp-att-138556"></a> We've been following the <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/05/20/japan-launching-worlds-first-solar-powered-spacecraft-today/" target="new">progress</a> of the Japanese spaceship IKAROS — the first to <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/06/10/japanese-spacecraft-successfully-deploys-first-solar-sail-in-space/" target="new">unfurl a solar sail</a> in deep space. Today, the ship made the only first that <em>really</em> matters: it caught the sun's rays with its 3,000 square-foot sail and successfully used the energy to speed its way through space. <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros1/" rel="attachment wp-att-138557"></a> Each photon of light exerts 0....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Ikaros Solar Sail<a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros-lead/" rel="attachment wp-att-138556"></a> We've been following the <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/05/20/japan-launching-worlds-first-solar-powered-spacecraft-today/" target="new">progress</a> of the Japanese spaceship IKAROS — the first to <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/06/10/japanese-spacecraft-successfully-deploys-first-solar-sail-in-space/" target="new">unfurl a solar sail</a> in deep space. Today, the ship made the only first that <em>really</em> matters: it caught the sun's rays with its 3,000 square-foot sail and successfully used the energy to speed its way through space. <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros1/" rel="attachment wp-att-138557"></a> Each photon of light exerts 0....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
Ikaros Solar Sail<a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros-lead/" rel="attachment wp-att-138556"></a> We've been following the <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/05/20/japan-launching-worlds-first-solar-powered-spacecraft-today/" target="new">progress</a> of the Japanese spaceship IKAROS — the first to <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/06/10/japanese-spacecraft-successfully-deploys-first-solar-sail-in-space/" target="new">unfurl a solar sail</a> in deep space. Today, the ship made the only first that <em>really</em> matters: it caught the sun's rays with its 3,000 square-foot sail and successfully used the energy to speed its way through space. <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros1/" rel="attachment wp-att-138557"></a> Each photon of light exerts 0....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
Ikaros<a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros-lead/" rel="attachment wp-att-138556"></a> We've been following the <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/05/20/japan-launching-worlds-first-solar-powered-spacecraft-today/" target="new">progress</a> of the Japanese spaceship IKAROS — the first to <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/06/10/japanese-spacecraft-successfully-deploys-first-solar-sail-in-space/" target="new">unfurl a solar sail</a> in deep space. Today, the ship made the only first that <em>really</em> matters: it caught the sun's rays with its 3,000 square-foot sail and successfully used the energy to speed its way through space. <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros1/" rel="attachment wp-att-138557"></a> Each photon of light exerts 0....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/'>READ ARTICLE</a>6
Ikaros<a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros-lead/" rel="attachment wp-att-138556"></a> We've been following the <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/05/20/japan-launching-worlds-first-solar-powered-spacecraft-today/" target="new">progress</a> of the Japanese spaceship IKAROS — the first to <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/06/10/japanese-spacecraft-successfully-deploys-first-solar-sail-in-space/" target="new">unfurl a solar sail</a> in deep space. Today, the ship made the only first that <em>really</em> matters: it caught the sun's rays with its 3,000 square-foot sail and successfully used the energy to speed its way through space. <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/07/16/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/ikaros1/" rel="attachment wp-att-138557"></a> Each photon of light exerts 0....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/japans-ikaros-spacecraft-successfully-propelled-by-solar-sail/'>READ ARTICLE</a>7