Thread: Do we have another space race.
View Single Post
  #2  
Old 31-01-2011, 12:25 AM
astroron's Avatar
astroron (Ron)
Supernova Searcher

astroron is offline 		 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Cambroon Queensland Australia
Posts: 9,326
Quote:
Originally Posted by mswhin63 View Post
Noticed this post on APOD - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110128.html

According to this NASA went first but the JAXA claims first so who did really.
It says the first solar sail IN Earth Orbit, the Japanese craft is way out in the boondocks
Reply With Quote