{"id":12186,"date":"2024-10-10T18:25:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/sail-along-with-nasas-solar-sail-tech-demo-in-real-time-simulation\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T18:25:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:25:08","slug":"sail-along-with-nasas-solar-sail-tech-demo-in-real-time-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/sail-along-with-nasas-solar-sail-tech-demo-in-real-time-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sail Along with NASA\u2019s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NASA invites the public to\u00a0virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System<\/a>\u2018s space journey using\u00a0NASA\u2019s \u201cEyes on the Solar System<\/a>\u201d\u00a0visualization tool, a digital model of the solar system. This simulation shows the real-time positions of the planets, moons, and spacecraft \u2013 including NASA\u2019s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System.<\/p>\n

Solar sails use the pressure of sunlight for propulsion, angling toward or away from the Sun so that photons bounce off the reflective sail to push a spacecraft. This eliminates the need for heavy propulsion systems and could enable longer duration and lower cost missions.\u00a0The results from this technology demonstration \u2013 including the test of the sail\u2019s composite boom system \u2013 will advance future space exploration to expand our understanding of our Sun and solar system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, which launched in April 2024, and deployed its reflective sail in August, is currently orbiting approximately 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) above Earth and is frequently visible in the night sky to observers in the Northern Hemisphere. Fans of the spacecraft can look for the sail in the night sky using a\u00a0new feature in the NASA mobile app<\/a>. Visibility may be intermittent, and the spacecraft could appear at variable levels of brightness as it moves in orbit.<\/p>\n

For more mission updates, follow\u00a0NASA\u2019s Small Satellite Missions blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley, manages the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System project and designed and built the onboard camera diagnostic system. NASA Langley designed and built the deployable composite booms and solar sail system. NASA\u2019s Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) program\u00a0office based at NASA Ames and led by the agency\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), funds and manages the mission. NASA STMD\u2019s\u00a0Game Changing Development program\u00a0funded the development of the deployable composite boom technology.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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NASA invites the public to\u00a0virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System\u2018s space journey using\u00a0NASA\u2019s \u201cEyes on the Solar System\u201d\u00a0visualization tool, a digital model of the solar system. This simulation shows the real-time positions of the planets, moons, and spacecraft \u2013 including NASA\u2019s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System. Solar sails use the pressure [\u2026] Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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