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  • Microsatellite FASTSAT launches from Kodiak, Alaska on Nov. 19, 2010.

    FASTSAT Launches From Kodiak, Alaska

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  • 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

  • Making final adjustments to NanoSail-D prior to configuring the satellite for deployment testing

    NanoSail-D Deployment Configuration

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

    NanoSail-D Deployment Testing

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

    NanoSail-D Wired for Vibration Testing

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

    NanoSail-D on Vibration Test Table

  • Integrating NanoSail-D at Ames Research Center

    NanoSail-D Integration

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

    NanoSail-D Team

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

    NanoSail-D Deployment: Sail Unfurls

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

    NanoSail-D Deployment: Sail Unfurls

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