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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
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://soft-transcend.org/Fulfillment/chatLogs/051510_NonRocketLaunchTech.htm">http://soft-transcend.org/Fulfillment/chatLogs/051510_NonRocketLaunchTech.htm</a>.<br>
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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><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
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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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  <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="531561020-17052010">spike</span></font></div>
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