A major experiment in solar sailing is set to launch this month. Solar sailing is a method that can push, or propel, a vehicle through space. A spacecraft is attached to a large solar sail to capture wind pressure from sunlight. This pressure is the force for movement. A small spacecraft is set to demonstrate this technology after being launched from a rocket on June 22. The spacecraft, called LightSail 2, will launch from a Falcon Heavy rocket built by American aerospace company SpaceX. The rocket will launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. LightSail 2 is a small spacecraft that weighs about five kilograms. It was designed by a not-for-profit group, The Planetary Society. Such small spacecraft are known as CubeSats. These provide a low-cost way for scientists, governments and private organizations to carry out space experiments.
Title: Sunlight-Powered Spacecraft Set to Launch Aboard SpaceX Rocket
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attached to a large solar sail to capture wind pressure from sunlight.</span> <span data-start-time='25521' data-end-time='30771'>This pressure is the force for movement.</span> <span data-start-time='30771' data-end-time='41146'>A small spacecraft is set to demonstrate this technology after being launched from a rocket on June 22.</span> <span data-start-time='41146' data-end-time='53917'>The spacecraft, called LightSail 2, will launch from a Falcon Heavy rocket built by American aerospace company SpaceX.</span> <span data-start-time='53917' data-end-time='59583'>The rocket will launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.</span> <span data-start-time='59583' data-end-time='68021'>LightSail 2 is a small spacecraft that weighs about five kilograms.</span> <span data-start-time='68021' data-end-time='74604'>It was designed by a not-for-profit group, The Planetary Society.</span> <span data-start-time='74604' data-end-time='80646'>Such small spacecraft are known as CubeSats.</span> <span 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