Planetary Society Blog

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LightSail Solar Panel Deployment: No Pics, but Data Look Good

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 03:55 PM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...oy-update.html

LightSail didn’t send home pretty pictures of Earth today, but it did relay
promising signs that its deployable solar panels swung successfully out
into space.

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Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Tours Spirit of St. Louis Crater

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 05:21 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/explore/spa...is-crater.html

Opportunity spent a mostly merry month of May on Mars touring Spirit of St.
Louis Crater, stopping at science targets named in honor of Charles
Lindbergh and the incredible flight he took 88 years ago.