LightSail (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "LightSail" in English language version.

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arstechnica.com

Berger, Eric (2 August 2019). "So, how much did the Planetary Society's light sail really sail?". Ars Technica. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

engadget.com

Fingas, John (31 May 2015). "LightSail solar spacecraft gets back in touch with its ground crew". Engadget. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

ghostarchive.org

Nye, Bill. Kickstart LightSail. Event occurs at 3:20. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

kickstarter.com

"LightSail: A Revolutionary Solar Sailing Spacecraft". Kickstarter. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

nasaspaceflight.com

"SpaceX completes most-challenging flight with Falcon Heavy's STP-2 mission". 24 June 2019.

nbcnews.com

Antczak, John (9 November 2009). "After letdown, solar-sail project rises again". NBC News. Associated Press.^{[dead link]}

newsweek.com

Spacecraft Powered by 'Light Sails' Set to Launch Aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek 14 May 2019

nytimes.com

Stirone, Shannon (23 July 2019). "LightSail 2 Unfurls, Next Step Toward Space Travel by Solar Sail – The Planetary Society deployed LightSail 2, aiming to further demonstrate the potential of the technology for space propulsion". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
"Setting Sail Into Space, Propelled by Sunshine". The New York Times. 9 November 2009.
Stirone, Shannon (23 July 2019). "LightSail 2 Unfurls, Next Step Toward Space Travel by Solar Sail". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

planetary.org

Davis, Jason (1 March 2016). "Meet LightSail 2, The Planetary Society's new solar sailing CubeSat". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
Davis, Jason. "LightSail Test Mission Ends with Fiery Reentry". planetary.org. The Planetary Society. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
Davis, Jason (17 November 2022). "LightSail 2 completes mission with atmospheric reentry". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
Davis, Jason (3 March 2017). "Signed, sealed but not delivered: LightSail 2 awaits ship date". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
"LightSail". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
Louis D. Friedman (25 June 2010). "LightSail 1 Passes Critical Design Review". The Planetary Society.
"LightSail". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
Davis, Jason (13 April 2015). "LightSail Launch Delayed until at least May 20". The Planetary Society.
Davis, Jason (26 January 2015). "It's Official: LightSail Test Flight Scheduled for May 2015". The Planetary Society.
Davis, Jason (4 June 2015). "LightSail Falls Silent; Battery Glitch Suspected". The Planetary Society.
"LightSail Drama Continues as Spacecraft Wakes for Second Time". The Planetary Society. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Deployment! LightSail Boom Motor Whirrs to Life 7 June 2015
LightSail Test Mission Declared Success; First Image Complete 9 June 2015
Davis, Jason (7 July 2019). "Here are the First Pictures of Earth from LightSail 2". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
What to Expect when LightSail 2 Launches into Space Jason Davis, The Planetary Society 17 June 2019
"LightSail 2 Spacecraft Successfully Demonstrates Flight by Light". planetary.org. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

sail.planetary.org

"Frequently Asked Questions". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

secure.planetary.org

"LightSail 2 Mission Control". The Planetary Society. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

satobs.org

Molczan, Ted (14 June 2015). "LightSail-A: Post-Sail Deployment Orbital Elements". Retrieved 15 June 2015.

space-travel.com

"Planetary Society To Sail Again With LightSail". Space Travel blog. 10 November 2009.

space.com

"SpaceX's Falcon 1 Falters For a Third Time". Space.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
Wall, Mike (10 May 2015). "Tiny Solar Sail 'Cubesat' Launching with X-37B Space Plane on Wednesday". Space.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
Wall, Mike (27 May 2015). "LightSail Solar Sail Test Flight Stalled by Software Glitch". Space.com. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
LightSail Solar Sail Ends Test Flight with Fall Back to Earth Leonard David, Space.com 18 June 2015
"LightSail 2 solar sail is still soaring above Earth more than two years after launch". Space.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

spacenews.com

Foust, Jeff (2 July 2020). "Solar sail spacecraft begins extended mission". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

theverge.com

"Bill Nye's LightSail spacecraft is back in touch with Earth after rebooting itself". The Verge. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

youtube.com

Nye, Bill. Kickstart LightSail. Event occurs at 3:20. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2015.