Gizmodo Science Fair: A Light-Propelled Spacecraft Soars Without Fuel
The Planetary Society ’s LightSail 2 is a winner of the2024 Gizmodo Science Fairfor testing the feasibility of using photons from the Sun as a phase of propulsion for satellite . The question Can solar seafaring in effect propel and steer diminished spacecraft , and can it be done in a blue - cost , eco - favorable manner ? The results The Planetary Society’sLightSail 2launched in June 2019 , unfurling its 344 - straight - foot ( 32 - straight - m ) solar sail a calendar month after ....