lad - 29-6-2010 at 06:29 PM
The IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) solar sail - at Gizmag
"The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s IKAROS space yacht which launched last month has successfully unfurled its solar sail. The accomplishment
marks the first time a solar sail has been successfully deployed in space."
All it needs is a long ribbon tail...