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Bill Nye Kickstarter Hits Its Crowdfunding Goal
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14.05.2015
A decades-long dream of sending a probe to space that sails on the sun’s radiation is one step closer to becoming a reality. A Kickstarter launched by the Planetary Society — currently led by Bill Nye — hit its crowdfunding goal for the non-profit’s LightSail spacecraft in a matter of days. So far, the organization has raised more than $212,000 since the campaign began on Tuesday. The idea of the light sail was promoted by Planetary Society co-founder and famed scientist Carl Sagan in the 1970s. Now, his idea of a spacecraft that can be propelled by just the sun’s radiation will be put to the test. The Planetary Society is already planning to send a prototype of the LightSail to space on May 20 by hitching a ride on a U.S. Air Force mission to orbit.
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