CubeSat LightSail 2 to be launched into space(1/2)

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch June 24 from Florida with 24 satellites aboard including LightSail 2, a crowdfunded, loaf-of-bread-sized CubeSat built by the non-profit Planetary Society. After launch, the spacecraft will deploy its 32-square-meter solar sail—about the size of a boxing ring—and use the slight pressure from solar photons to gradually raise its orbit (Photo/Agencies)

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch June 24 from Florida with 24 satellites aboard including LightSail 2, a crowdfunded, loaf-of-bread-sized CubeSat built by the non-profit Planetary Society. After launch, the spacecraft will deploy its 32-square-meter solar sail—about the size of a boxing ring—and use the slight pressure from solar photons to gradually raise its orbit (Photo/Agencies)