For the first time in history, a spacecraft is being powered purely by sunlight

11:16am PDT - July 25th, 2019    canvas - Business Insider

The world's first "solar-sailing" spacecraft successfully unfurled its 344-square-foot sail in orbit on July 23. Called LightSail 2, the spacecraft is powered by sunlight. It serves as an experiment that could change how vehicles propel themselves through spa…