The first full scale deployment of the Planetary Society's LightSail-1 solar sail was conducted on March 4, 2011 at Stellar Exploration in San Luis Obispo, California.The 4-meter booms pulled out the 5.6 x 5.6 meter sail in a test of deployer hardware and software, boom and sail packing, and mechanical operations. Project manager Jim Catrell and I were both on-hand with the Stellar team to observe the test.
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