Engineers established two-way communication with the ACS3 spacecraft after launch, allowing them to confirm its health and proceed with the commissioning phase.
The ACS3 CubeSat will deploy its solar sail after completing the commissioning phase, paving the way for tests to demonstrate orbit changes through sail angling.
NASA envisions future solar sails with vastly larger areas, citing the potential for sails up to 21,500 square feet based on ACS3's success.
Cameras onboard ACS3 will document the sail's deployment process and configuration as part of the mission's validation and data collection efforts.
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