Video: Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 tests its sail

Here is an update on the Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 project: Meet LightSail 2, The Planetary Society’s new solar sailing CubeSat – The Planetary Society.

Last June, LightSail 1 successfully tested the deployment of its sail in orbit. The goal of LightSail 2 is to achieve propulsion from the pressure of sunlight. It is scheduled to go to space in early 2017 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.

Here is a video of a LightSail 2 deployment test: