Wed, 05/01/2024 - 16:05 Gizmodo Environment Nearly a week after launching to space, a microwave-sized cubesat phoned home for the first time as it prepares to embark on its mission of sailing through low Earth orbit.Read more... Tags solar sail, Environment, spacecraft attitude control, Rocket Lab, spacecraft propulsion, sunjammer, secondary payloads, lightsail, photonics, technology internet, cubesats Source NASA's Solar Sail Makes First Contact From Space Before Stretching Its Enormous…
