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NASA's solar-sailing spacecraft has a bent boom and is still tumbling in Earth orbit (photo)
NASA's technology-demonstrating Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) has a bent boom in Earth orbit, a newly released photo shows. The ACS3 spacecraft launched April 23 to test key aspects ...
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Possible Boom Hitch For NASA’s Innovative 80-Square-Meter Solar Sail Test
This likely occurred as the booms and sail were pulled taut to the spacecraft during deployment. Analysis indicates that the ...