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Published online 10 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040809-5
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Japanese deploy solar sails
'Origami' technique boosts pioneering propulsion technology.
Two solar sails have been successfully launched and floated briefly through space before burning up as they re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.
The mission, run by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), aimed to test whether the intricately folded structures would unfurl after launch.
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