IKAROS becomes first spacecraft to successfully deploy solar sail in space
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s IKAROS space yacht which launched last month has successfully unfurled its solar sail. The accomplishment marks the first time a solar sail has been successfully deployed in space.
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