Posted on 04/29/2010 12:56:15 PM PDT by C19fan
A 'space yacht' propelled only by sunlight particles bouncing off its kite-shaped sails is to launch next month. A rocket carrying the Japanese craft will blast off from Tanegashima Space Center on May 18. Once in space the short cylindrical pod will separate from the rocket spinning up to 20 times a minute. This will help it to unfold its flexible 46ft sail, which is thinner than a human hair.
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Match speeds with a comet, put over line one, reconstitute a freeze-dried bourbon and 7, and recline.
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