Animation: Drag sail attached to a launch vehicle in space (VIDEO)

Purdue University

Caption

This animation shows Spinnaker3 attached to a launch vehicle in space. Spinnaker3 is a drag sail, developed by Purdue University engineers, that will be on board a Firefly Aerospace rocket set to launch on Sept. 2, 2021.

Credit

Animation by Jackson Spencer

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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