Rocket Lab launches NASA solar sail tech and Korean satellite

Rocket Lab successfully launched a South Korean Earth-observation satellite and NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) into orbit on the evening of April 23.

The Electron vehicle lifted off from New Zealand at 6:33 p.m. EDT, following SpaceX’s launch of Starlink satellites just minutes earlier.

ACS3, a solar-sailing technology, aims to advance propulsion strategies in space exploration by harnessing sunlight for propulsion.

The mission will test new composite booms to deploy a solar sail measuring about 30 feet per side, Space.com has reported.

read more: https://www.space.com/rocket-lab-nasa-solar-sail-tech-launch-april-2024

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