RECENT NEWS
2018 Sep 26
A good summary of the historical context for the LightSail program2018 Aug 14
Ecliptic designed and produced ASTERIA's core imaging focal plane electronics circuit board and related software/firmware. This is the second such award for a project involving Ecliptic, the first being the LightSail-1 mission for 2015 (see http://www.planetary.org/press-room/releases/2015/lightsail-mission-of-the-year.html).2018 Aug 10
Ecliptic designed and produced ASTERIA's core imaging focal plane electronics circuit board and related software/firmware2018 Aug 08
A summary of the final Operational Readiness Test for LightSail 2
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Nov 1
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Spacecraft separation sequencers (launched on Falcon 9 payload module)
Spaceflight SSO-A (earliest launch date) - Nov 17
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #10 (NG-10, on Antares 230) (approx. date) - Feb 15
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3U CubeSat integrated with Prox 1 (launched on Falcon Heavy / STP-2 mission)
LightSail-2 solar sailing demo (approx. date) - Mar 15
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #11 (NG-11, on Antares 230) (approx. date)
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Ecliptic Projects in the Media
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| 2006 Dec 28 |
NASA Spaceflight.com
Discovery Debris Hit Was From Booster |
| 2006 Dec 16 |
NASA
NASA Wallops Demonstrates Capabilities with Successful Rocket Launch |
| 2006 Dec 16 |
Spaceflight Now
Minotaur Rocket Makes Sunrise Ascent From Virginia
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| 2006 Dec 16 |
Virginian Pilot
Rocket Soars Into Space From Wallops Island Before Dawn |
| 2006 Dec 16 |
USA Today
Mid-Atlantic Commercial Spaceport Makes 1st Launch |
| 2006 Dec 14 |
Spaceflight Now
Mission Status Center: Delta Launch 322 With NROL-21 Payload
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| 2006 Dec 14 |
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance Joint Venture Completes First Launch |
| 2006 Dec 11 |
MSNBC
Discovery's Ring of Fire
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| 2006 Dec 10 |
CBS News / Spaceflight Now
No Major Debris Events Seen In Ascent Video |
| 2006 Dec 09 |
Google Video
STS-116 Launch Video from NASA TV
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