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Advanced Composite Solar Sail SystemTheregister
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NASA has extended into orbit an 80 m2 ( 860 square foot ) sail that is designed to catch solar emissions from the Sun .
The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) was launched on April 23 from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron hardware.
The sail is orbiting much higher than the International Space Station's orbit to avoid the drag of the Earth .
Once the demonstration flight is complete NASA hopes to use this demonstrator to change altitudes without the need for propellant.
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