Thu, 04/18/2024 - 16:20 Gizmodo Environment NASA’s experimental solar sail is ready to take flight in Earth orbit, using the pressure of sunlight to test a new way of propulsion through the cosmos.Read more... Tags solar sail, Environment, interstellar travel, cubesail, lightsail, private spaceflight, spacecraft propulsion, secondary payloads, Rocket Lab, International Space Station, technology internet, cubesats, near earth asteroid scout, spacecraft Source NASA Set to Launch Solar Sail for Sunlight-Propelled Space Travel