credit Courtesy of Babakin Space Center, The Planetary Society
Once in orbit, the Planetary Society’s Cosmos 1 spacecraft will deploy eight 50-foot-tall sails, as shown in this artist’s rendering. The sails will be used to capture the energy of the sun and push the spacecraft along.
credit Courtesy of NASA
Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov launches the Nanosputnik satellite by tossing it away from the space station, while American astronaut Leroy Chiao (below) photographs the scene.
credit Courtesy of NASA/JPL/Pat Rawlings
NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft will leave a projectile in the path of Comet Tempel 1 on July 4 and will monitor the ensuing collision, as shown in this artist’s rendering.
