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  • Attaching the NanoSail-D satellite to the vibration test table

    › NanoSail-D on Vibration Test Table

  • Wiring NanoSail spacecraft to accelerometers, instruments which measure vibration response during simulated launch conditions

    › NanoSail-D Wired for Vibration Testing

  • NanoSailD satellite is placed on a specially constructed surface designed for deployment testing.

    › NanoSail-D Deployment Testing

  • Shortly after launch of the SpaceX Falcon-1, NanoSail will be ejected from the launch vehicle.

    › NanoSail-D Deployment: Doors Open

  • The NanoSail-D sail is made of extremely lightweight gossamer fabric.

    › NanoSail-D Deployment: Sail Unfurls

  • Fully deployed, the NanoSailS sail area measures 107 square feet.

    › NanoSail-D Fully Deployed

  • Huntsville-based NanoSail-D team stands with the fully deployed sail after successful deployment test.

    › NanoSail-D Team

  • Integrating NanoSail-D at Ames Research Center

    › NanoSail-D Integration

  • NanoSail-D is integrated onto the Ride Share Adapter, a piece of hardware that sits inside the shroud of the Space X Falcon-1 launch vehicle.

    › NanoSail-D, Ride Share Adapter

  • Image of a solar sail

    › Blue Solar Sail

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