Caption: Engineers fully extend one quadrant of Sunjammer’s rectangular solar sail on the floor of L’Garde’s manufacturing facility in Tustin, Calif., for a Sept. 29 test. Credit: L’GARDE PHOTO ...

Famed science fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke is finally headed for space -- five years after his death. Though the author of “2001: A Space Odyssey” died in 2008 in Sri Lanka, scientists from ...

The team of NASA, L’Guarde, and Space Services Inc. are preparing for the Sunjammer space mission that in 2015 will see the first deep space deployment of a solar sail. On September 30, the Sunjammer ...

NASA and the UK Space Agency are teaming up to launch a new spacecraft next year, dubbed the 'Sunjammer Project', which will fly towards the Sun using the largest solar sail ever built. The concept of ...

It might not get you all the way to Cardassia Prime, but NASA hopes its newly launched solar-sail Sunjammer program will lead to a new future in space travel You can save this article by registering ...

The Sunjammer project, slated to launch in 2014, will demonstrate "propellantless propulsion" offered by solar sails. Artist's conception of Sunjammer Sail in flight above Earth. The fully deployed ...

Sunjammer is aptly named. The band’s sun-drenched and jammy tunes take listeners to unexpected places. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Sunjammer The name of San Antonio rock ‘n’ roll outfit Sunjammer ...

NASA is getting ready to ride the “winds” of space on sails lighter than gossamer, yet large enough to cover a small field. The space agency’s Solar Sail Demonstration, also known as the Sunjammer ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A NASA plan to launch the world's largest solar sail into space and unfurl it like a giant ...

A NASA plan to launch the world's largest solar sail into space and unfurl it like a giant parasol has passed a major test as the mission moves closer to a planned January 2015 launch. Sunjammer ...