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Offline Wingflier

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Kickstarter for Light Sail, a Sci-Fi dream come true
« on: May 17, 2015, 10:40:50 pm »
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theplanetarysociety/lightsail-a-revolutionary-solar-sailing-spacecraft/video_share

Bill Nye and Neil Degrasse Tyson kick this one off, which is already doing pretty well with more than a month to go.

I love science.
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Re: Kickstarter for Light Sail, a Sci-Fi dream come true
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2015, 09:45:56 am »
I think they hit their goal in a day or so.
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Re: Kickstarter for Light Sail, a Sci-Fi dream come true
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2015, 05:06:26 pm »
I love science. Glad to see that solar sails will no longer exist solely in the realm of fiction.
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Re: Kickstarter for Light Sail, a Sci-Fi dream come true
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2015, 07:11:03 pm »
I decided to get this as a Father's Day gift, so Dad and I can go to space together.
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