LightSail Takes Flight! _on Planetary Radio
A giant SpaceX Falcon Heavy lifted off in the early hours of June 25th. One week later, the LightSail 2 solar sail was released to begin its epic mission. Youll join the thrilling launch, meet LightSail team members and get a solar sail update in this very special episode. Youll also get the chance to win an ISS Above system in the Whats Up space trivia contest! Learn more about all of this weeks topics at: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0703-2019-light-sail-2-launch.html
Featured Speakers: Bill Nye, Robert Picardo, Dave Spencer, Bruce Betts, Mat Kaplan
This show was broadcast on July 9, 2019.