Advanced Composite Solar Sail System

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NASA solar sail technology demonstration mission. 
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Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Artist’s Concept 4 (ACS3 SolarSailTurntable right) (cropped).png

  • NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive entry@


2024-04-23T00:00:00Z
rocket launch Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 2024
2024-08-29T00:00:00Z
deployment 2024
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ACS3 solar sail fully unfurledACS3 solar sail fully unfurled
ACS3 solar sail unfurlsACS3 solar sail unfurls
ACS3 spacecraft modelACS3 spacecraft model
Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Artist’s Concept 4 (ACS3 SolarSailTurntable right) (cropped)Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Artist’s Concept 4 (ACS3 SolarSailTurntable right) (cropped)
Advanced Composite Solar Sail System testingAdvanced Composite Solar Sail System testing
An artist`s concept of NASA`s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as the Sun crests Earth`s horizon.An artist's concept of NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as the Sun crests Earth's horizon.
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit.An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit.
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit with the Sun in the background.An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit with the Sun in the background.
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as seen from directly above the spacecraft looking down at Earth below.An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as seen from directly above the spacecraft looking down at Earth below.
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft orbiting Earth, showing a configuration with solar arrays deployed and the sails and the booms stowed.An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft orbiting Earth, showing a configuration with solar arrays deployed and the sails and the booms stowed.
Craig Turczynski, and Mario Perez install the solar panels on the +Y and -Y axis of Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.Craig Turczynski, and Mario Perez install the solar panels on the +Y and -Y axis of Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.
Left to right: Keats Wilkie, Mario Perez, and Craig Turczynski rotate the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft on the workbench of the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.Left to right: Keats Wilkie, Mario Perez, and Craig Turczynski rotate the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft on the workbench of the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.
Mario Perez, back, holds the deployable solar panel as Craig Turczynski, left, secures it to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.Mario Perez, back, holds the deployable solar panel as Craig Turczynski, left, secures it to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.
Overview of the solar panels test of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.Overview of the solar panels test of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.
Overview of the -Y axis of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft before the installation of the solar panels in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.Overview of the -Y axis of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft before the installation of the solar panels in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.
This artist’s concept shows the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun.This artist’s concept shows the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun.
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linkNASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive entry@Wikidata
major2024rocket launch Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1Wikidata
minor2024deploymentWikidata
image2021ACS3 solar sail fully unfurledWikimedia
image2021ACS3 solar sail unfurlsWikimedia
imageACS3 spacecraft modelWikimedia
imageAdvanced Composite Solar Sail System Artist’s Concept 4 (ACS3 SolarSailTurntable right) (cropped)Wikimedia
image2023Advanced Composite Solar Sail System testingWikimedia
image2024An artist's concept of NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as the Sun crests Earth's horizon.Wikimedia
image2024An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit.Wikimedia
image2024An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit with the Sun in the background.Wikimedia
image2024An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as seen from directly above the spacecraft looking down at Earth below.Wikimedia
image2024An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft orbiting Earth, showing a configuration with solar arrays deployed and the sails and the booms stowed.Wikimedia
image2024Craig Turczynski, and Mario Perez install the solar panels on the +Y and -Y axis of Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.Wikimedia
image2024Left to right: Keats Wilkie, Mario Perez, and Craig Turczynski rotate the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft on the workbench of the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.Wikimedia
image2024Mario Perez, back, holds the deployable solar panel as Craig Turczynski, left, secures it to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.Wikimedia
image2024Overview of the solar panels test of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.Wikimedia
image2024Overview of the -Y axis of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft before the installation of the solar panels in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.Wikimedia
image2024This artist’s concept shows the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun.Wikimedia
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