IKAROS

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IKAROS

Japanese spacecraft

Also known as: Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun(Show More)

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Akatsuki
…not only Akatsuki but also IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun), a probe that traveled past Venus and tested solar sail technology. IKAROS was the first interplanetary spacecraft to use a solar sail for propulsion. Akatsuki arrived at Venus in December 2010, but it failed to enter…
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…not only Akatsuki but also IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun), a probe that traveled past Venus and tested solar sail technology. IKAROS was the first interplanetary spacecraft to use a solar sail for propulsion. Akatsuki arrived at Venus in December 2010, but it failed to enter…
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