NanoSail-D
NASA CubeSat designed to test deployment of solar sails, lost in a launch failure
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NanoSail-D
Summary
NanoSail-D is a technology demonstration spacecraft[1]. NanoSail-D draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (technology_demonstration_spacecraft category, ranking #13 of 58).[2]
Key Facts
- NanoSail-D is in the country of United States[3].
- NanoSail-D's image is recorded as NanoSail-D in orbit (artist depiction).jpg[4].
- NanoSail-D's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[5].
- NanoSail-D's instance of is recorded as CubeSat[6].
- NanoSail-D's instance of is recorded as former entity[7].
- NanoSail-D's operator is recorded as Ames Research Center[8].
- NanoSail-D's manufacturer is recorded as Ames Research Center[9].
- NanoSail-D's Commons category is recorded as NanoSail-D[10].
- NanoSail-D's space launch vehicle is recorded as Falcon 1[11].
- NanoSail-D's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
- NanoSail-D's powered by is recorded as primary cell[13].
- NanoSail-D's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2008-08-03T00:00:00Z[14].
- NanoSail-D's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fpjmv7[15].
- NanoSail-D's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[16].
- NanoSail-D's significant event is recorded as launch failure[17].
- NanoSail-D's replaced by is recorded as NanoSail-D2[18].
- NanoSail-D's start point is recorded as Omelek Island[19].
- NanoSail-D's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4'}[20].
- NanoSail-D's has part is recorded as solar sail[21].
Why It Matters
NanoSail-D draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (technology_demonstration_spacecraft category, ranking #13 of 58).[2] NanoSail-D has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]