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Jun 09, 2002
Cosmos 1 Passes Test MilestoneThe 15-meter solar sail blade deployed to its full length in the 12 meter-vacuum chamber at NPO Lavochkin in Khimki, Russia.
Apr 15, 2002
Planetary Society to Congress: Restore Pluto and Europa Missions!The administration is set to cancel the development of future outer planet probes, and the Society is calling on Congress to restore funding for a Pluto/Kuiper Belt flyby mission and a Europa orbiter.
Apr 15, 2002
Planetary Society Nabs Aviation Week LaurelsThe Society nabbed double honors for both Cosmos 1, its solar sail project, and for the Society's unflagging support of a mission to explore Pluto.
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