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cnn.com: Date Set for Solar Sail Spacecraft Launch

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Wed, 11/10/2004 - 2:00am

The Planetary Society's COSMOS 1 is set to launch sometime between March 1 and early April. The privately-financed probe will attempt to move using the pressure of the sun's light on its sails. Read the full story.

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