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Advanced Composite Solar Sail System to be Launched by Rocket Lab

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Tom Patton
Oct 07, 2021
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NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, or ACS3, will be launched next year on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle.

“It seems fitting to launch NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System on Electron, the world’s first full carbon composite orbital launch vehicle. We’re excited to see composites used yet again to unlock new capabilities in space.”

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