LightSail 2 has been flying for 30 months now, paving the way for future solar sail missions
Published Date: 11/19/2021
Source: phys.org
Even after 30 months in space, The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 mission continues to successfully "sail on sunbeams," demonstrating solar sail technology in Earth orbit. The mission is providing hard data for future missions that hope to employ solar sails to explore the cosmos.