- A fantastic idea Carl Sagan showed Johnny Carson in 1976 is about to become reality: A solar sail, one that could theoretically allow a spacecraft to travel using nothing more than the physical force of sunbeams. 40 yrs later, The Planetary Society -a group he founded- is making his dream a reality. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/05/06/a-fantastic-idea-carl-sagan-showed-johnny-carson-in-1976-is-about-to-become-reality/?tid=rssfeed 15 comments space
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- Why Carl Sagan is Truly Irreplaceable | Science| Smithsonian Magazine http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-carl-sagan-truly-irreplaceable-180949818/?no-ist= 0 comments
- NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative | NASA http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/home/CubeSats_initiative.html 0 comments
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