Flight by Light: A LightSail 2 Mission Preview _on Planetary Radio
The day is almost here. With the launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket, The Planetary Society will begin its mission to prove that a tiny, orbiting spacecraft can be propelled by the light of the Sun. Society Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Vaughn provides a passionate history of our efforts and reviews the opportunities for everyone to get involved. Then LightSail Program Manager Bruce Betts and Digital Editor Jason Davis will dig into this amazing mission and spacecraft. Bruce returns for this weeks Whats Up segment and the space trivia contest. Learn more about all of this weeks topics at: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0619-2019-lightsail-2-preview.html
Featured Speakers: Planetary Society COO Jennifer Vaughn, Chief Scientist Bruce Betts, Digital Editor Jason Davis, Host Mat Kaplan
This show was broadcast on June 25, 2019.
