Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Cosmos

The Planetary Society will launch a solar powered space craft today 21st June 2005.
The Cosmos 1 will carry into Earth orbit a CD containing the names of over 75,000 members of The Planetary Society and the Japan Planetary Society, along with the works of early visionaries who inspired solar sailing.
Once its sails unfurl, Cosmos 1 will be bright enough to be easily visible to the naked eye.

As Cosmos 1, the first solar sail spacecraft, orbits our planet, it will be visible from nearly everywhere on its surface at one time or another—so everyone on Earth can participate in our mission!

After launch all the information needed to view the spacecraft will be available on their website.


Posted by: Jethro | 9:12 PM |