grinding.be � Blog Archive � Sunlight-Propelled Spacecraft to Launch in 2010

grinding.be � Blog Archive � Sunlight-Propelled Spacecraft to Launch in 2010: "The first Solar Sail spacecraft met an untimely end, crashing into the ocean instead of making it into orbit. But now, in 2010, a new, improved version of that craft–an entire spaceship that’s propelled only by the sun’s rays–is set to launch. And scientists will be see if this unique spaceship will become the prototype for long term interstellar travel."