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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=531561020-17052010>Cool! Japan is
launching an experimental solar sail aboard an H-2A:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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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
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<DIV><SPAN class=531561020-17052010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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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