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Jun 20, 2005
Watch the First Solar Sail Fly Overhead!Four days after launch, the Cosmos 1 spacecraft will deploy its eight silver sails and become one of the brightest objects crossing the night sky.
Jun 16, 2005
Cosmos 1 Solar Sail Will Carry CD into OrbitCosmos 1, the first solar sail spacecraft, will carry into Earth orbit a CD containing the names of over 75,000 members of The Planetary Society and the Japan Planetary Society.
Jun 02, 2005
Worldwide Network to Track Solar Sail SpacecraftTracking stations around the world will receive data from Cosmos 1, the world's first solar sail spacecraft, after it launches on June 21, 2005.
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