non profit width="250" align="left"/> Planetary Society (@exploreplanets) May 13, 2015 The idea of the light sail was promoted by Planetary Society co-founder and famed scientist Carl Sagan in the 1970s. Now, his idea of a spacecraft that can be propelled by just the suns radiation will be put to the test. When launched, the small spacecraft could demonstrate that sailing on the suns wind might be a good, energy saving way to explore space. The Planetary Society is already planning to send a prototype of the LightSail to space on May 20 by hitching a ride on a U.S. Air Force mission to orbit. The money from this Kickstarter will help fund the main mission, currently expected to launch next year. Now that theyve reached their initial goal, the Planetary Society will keep the fundraising going until the campaign ends on June 26. The non-profit is asking for no more than $1 million for the Kickstarter. The LightSail project will cost about $5.45 million total, and before the Kickstarter w

non profit width="250" align="left"/> Planetary Society (@exploreplanets) May 13, 2015 The idea of the light sail was promoted by Planetary Society co-founder and famed scientist Carl Sagan in the 1970s. Now, his idea of a spacecraft that can be propelled by just the suns radiation will be put to the test. When launched, the small spacecraft could demonstrate that sailing on the suns wind might be a good, energy saving way to explore space. The Planetary Society is already planning to send a prototype of the LightSail to space on May 20 by hitching a ride on a U.S. Air Force mission to orbit. The money from this Kickstarter will help fund the main mission, currently expected to launch next year. Now that theyve reached their initial goal, the Planetary Society will keep the fundraising going until the campaign ends on June 26. The non-profit is asking for no more than $1 million for the Kickstarter. The LightSail project will cost about $5.45 million total, and before the Kickstarter w

non profit width="250" align="left"/> Planetary Society (@exploreplanets) May 13, 2015 The idea of the light sail was promoted by Planetary Society co-founder and famed scientist Carl Sagan in the 1970s. Now, his idea of a spacecraft that can be propelled by just the suns radiation will be put to the test. When launched, the small spacecraft could demonstrate that sailing on the suns wind might be a good, energy saving way to explore space. The Planetary Society is already planning to send a prototype of the LightSail to space on May 20 by hitching a ride on a U.S. Air Force mission to orbit. The money from this Kickstarter will help fund the main mission, currently expected to launch next year. Now that theyve reached their initial goal, the Planetary Society will keep the fundraising going until the campaign ends on June 26. The non-profit is asking for no more than $1 million for the Kickstarter. The LightSail project will cost about $5.45 million total, and before the Kickstarter w

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