Cosmos 1 - First Solar Sail Spacecraft to be Launched on Tuesday

On June 21, Cosmos 1 - the world's first solar sail spacecraft - is set to launch atop a converted ICBM from a submerged Russian submarine in the Barents Sea.
The data obtained during the flight of Cosmos 1 will assist the world community in analyzing and developing future solar sail technologies. The mission will be controlled from the Lavochkin Association in Moscow. A Project Operations Center will be located at The Planetary Society in Pasadena, California.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news4604.html">Cosmos 1 - First Solar Sail Spacecraft to be Launched on Tuesday</a></p> <p> On June 21, Cosmos 1 - the world's first solar sail spacecraft - is set to launch atop a converted ICBM from a submerged Russian submarine in the Barents Sea. <br>The data obtained during the flight of Cosmos 1 will assist the world community in analyzing and developing future solar sail technologies. The mission will be controlled from the Lavochkin Association in Moscow. A Project Operations Center will be located at The Planetary Society in Pasadena, California.</p>