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2019 Dec 03
The project was named #1 in a field of many for innovations in aerospace for 20192019 Nov 21
Ecliptic was lead spacecraft systems contractor for LightSail 2 (and LightSail 1)2019 Oct 09
Ecliptic-supplied avionics controlled the entire LCROSS science payload (9 instruments, including one from Ecliptic)2019 Oct 03
The 2017 ROSA demo experiment on the ISS highlighted in the article was entirely controlled by Ecliptic-supplied avionics
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2019 Jul 23 |
Scientific American
Solar Sailing Success: Planetary Society Deploys LightSail 2 ![]() The successful sail deployment initiates the primary solar sailing phase of the mission!
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2019 Jul 19 |
The Planetary Society
Live Coverage: LightSail 2 Sail Deployment Watch the mission team conduct sail deployment operations
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2019 Jul 19 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 Sail Deployment Scheduled for Tuesday Follow it on July 23 (see next news post)
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2019 Jul 17 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 Team Continues Tweaks and Tests for Sail Deployment Testing continues ...
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2019 Jul 09 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 Team to Conduct More Testing before Sail Deployment The latest ...
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2019 Jul 03 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 Healthy as Mission Team Continues Spacecraft Checkouts Follow the mission here: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/?keywords=lightsail
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2019 Jul 02 |
The Planetary Society
First Contact! LightSail 2 Phones Home to Mission Control The LightSail-2 mission begins!
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2019 Jun 25 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 Has Launched! Ejection of LightSail-2 from the Prox-1 spacecraft will be in several days
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2019 Jun 17 |
The Planetary Society
What to Expect When LightSail 2 Launches Into Space Launch is scheduled for June 24
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2019 May 21 |
Space News
Air Force SMC Seeks to Expand Development Testing The ROSA experiment on ISS highlighted in this article was controlled by Ecliptic-supplied avionics
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