World's First Solar Sail Photographed in Deep Space

Friday, June 18, 2010 - 06:10 in Astronomy & Space

The world's first solar sail, the unmanned Ikaros spacecraft built by Japan, shines in new photos taken by a tiny space camera during a deep space photo session.

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