NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is currently tumbling uncontrollably due to an unengaged attitude control system, affecting its navigation and efficiency.
Despite ACS3's tumbling state, the data collected is proving invaluable, as it helps refine technologies for larger solar sails and future missions.
NASA has noted a slight bend in one of ACS3's booms which occurred during deployment, but this won’t significantly impact the mission or its objectives.
The successful unfurling of ACS3's 860-square-foot sail represents a critical step in testing composite boom technology for solar sails, promising advancements in propulsion methods.
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