Artist's concept of the Planetary Society's LightSail CubeSat in orbit. LightSail suffered a software glitch shortly after its May 20, 2015 launch but came back online after about a week of silence. A ...

Solar sail, a form of longevous spacecraft without propellant demand, attracts numerous aerospace researchers' attention. Its prolongable peculiarity enables its tremendous potential in diverse ...

A tiny satellite has recovered from an apparent software glitch in orbit and is on track to deploy its solar sail as early as tomorrow (June 2), the spacecraft's handlers say. The nonprofit Planetary ...