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NASA is preparing to launch its massive solar sail on the back of a rocket to test the power of sunlight and if it will be a viable means of transport.

NASA has reached a crucial milestone in developing a new form of spacecraft propulsion technology that takes advantage of the Sun.

NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) Scout will fly with the Artemis 1 mission's SLS rocket, set to observe the smallest asteroid yet.

LightSail 2, a crowdfunded CubeSat propelled by solar sails, is still orbitting strong after 2.5 years, but its life is finite.