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While I didn't cover solar sails some of you may enjoy or care to
comment on my latest compilation of space related material and SL
talk. This one was on non-rocket means of space launch. It can be
found at
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- samantha<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="531561020-17052010">Cool!
Japan is launching an experimental solar sail aboard an H-2A:</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/17/japan-ikaros-solar-sail/?test=latestnews">http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/17/japan-ikaros-solar-sail/?test=latestnews</a></font></div>
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<div><span class="531561020-17052010">"</span>A new Japanese weather
probe and daring solar sail concept are scheduled to blast off together
Monday evening for a six-month journey to study Venus.<span
class="531561020-17052010">.."</span></div>
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<div><span class="531561020-17052010"><font face="Arial" size="2">Jeez
this sure took long enough. We solar sail fans have been waiting a
looooong time for someone to do this, the first really new space
concept since the 1960s. Check its progress here:</font></span></div>
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href="http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/japan-venus-probe-solar-sail-sfn-100511.html">http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/japan-venus-probe-solar-sail-sfn-100511.html</a></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="531561020-17052010">spike</span></font></div>
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