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Aug 22, 2001
Cosmos 1 Solar Sail Team Announces Ambitious New Flight PlanThe Cosmos 1 team will move forward to launch a spacecraft that will test deployment of the sail blades and initial operation of a full solar sail.
Aug 17, 2001
Planetary Society Honors International Space University Scholarship Recipient at Event in Bremen GermanyThe $14,500 scholarship has enabled Karl Wittwer, from Australia, to attend ISU's annual summer session, which takes place from July to September this year in Bremen.
Jul 20, 2001
Cosmos 1 Solar Sail Test Flight Launches As PlannedThere has been some speculation that the Cosmos 1 spacecraft and capsule may not have separated from the upper stage of the rocket, but this has not been confirmed by the project team.
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