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Students Launched the Alpha Cubesat, the World's First Satellite with an Ultra-Light Light Sail, Into Orbit.

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A group of students from Cornell University successfully launched the Alpha CubeSat, the world's first fully autonomous solar sail. The spacecraft was launched into space on January 13 from the ISS using a robotic arm. Solar sail technology is considered one of the most promising approaches for interplanetary travel, as it utilizes light pressure... The post Students Launched the Alpha CubeSat into Orbit—the World's First Satellite with an Ultra…
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A group of students from Cornell University successfully launched the Alpha CubeSat, the world's first fully autonomous solar sail. The spacecraft was launched into space on January 13 from the ISS using a robotic arm. Solar sail technology is considered one of the most promising approaches for interplanetary travel, as it utilizes light pressure... The post Students Launched the Alpha CubeSat into Orbit—the World's First Satellite with an Ultra…

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se7en.ws broke the news in on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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