A NASA spacecraft erected a large, foil solar sail in orbit around Earth last week, after a failed attempt days earlier.

Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System can be seen in the ...

More than four months after launching to space, a solar-sailing spacecraft has successfully spread its wings above our planet. NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) caught a ride to ...

An artist’s concept of the Solar Sail mission in orbit. NASA It’s been a few months since launch, and NASA’s solar sail mission isn’t looking so good; ground teams have so far failed to ...

When needed to store cargo, the lockable Boatpack offers 23 cubic feet of volume, but weighing in at just 44 pounds it's also lightweight enough to be removed by just one person for use as a boat ...

Two colorways are on sale at this price—white with black and off-white with green—and sizes 6.5 to 15 are still available, but some have started to sell out. Nike Cortez in White/Light Photo Blue/Sail ...

British duo John Gimson and Anna Burnet's hopes of claiming a medal in the mixed multihull event came to a crushing end when they were disqualified in the final race. Gimson and Burnet - Olympic ...

A German tourist died after being bitten by a shark on Monday while sailing off Spain's Canary Islands, the coastguard said. The 30-year-old woman lost a leg in the attack and died of a heart ...

Sailing will take place at the Marseille Marina, located in the city of Marseille on the Mediterranean Sea. The water conditions off the coast of Marseille make it an idea location for the sailing ...

I'm aboard Ellen, an electric-powered ferry, sailing to the island of Ærø ... Adrienne Murray The green box on the right recharges Ellen's batteries The ferry has cost €21.3m (US$23.6m ...

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More than four months after launching to space, a solar-sailing spacecraft has successfully spread its wings above our planet. NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) caught a ride to space ...