DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane NASA TO LAUNCH SOLAR SAIL IN SPACE Source: NASA NASA is ready to launch a Next-G solar sail into space to test its new design, new composites and new technologies. In essence it's an alternative to traditional spacecraft with many compelling benefits. Here's what you need to know: This Next-G solar sail technology will be launched into deep space aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rocket from New Zealand Called Lightweight Sailor Will sail into space from a microwave-sized CubeSat made by NanoAvionics to test its new composite boom Not only will the sail harvest sunshine into electricity to power itself It is also designed to get propulsion from the solar winds & "pressure of sunshine" in deep space This is a new design that NASA believes will be highly effective It offers a number of advantages over