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Re:Crowdfunded spacecraft LightSail 2 prepares to go sailing... by booleandilemma on Sunday June 23, 2019 @11:45AM (#20256301)
So we’re living at the beginning of the second Age of Sail?
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Re:Crowdfunded spacecraft LightSail 2 prepares to go sailing... by max_ on Sunday June 23, 2019 @02:24PM (#20257639)
Would like to learn more about "Age of Sail"
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Re:Crowdfunded spacecraft LightSail 2 prepares to go sailing... by yial on Sunday June 23, 2019 @02:33PM (#20257695)
I would believe it's a tie to exploration.

Quite literally "Age of Sail"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Sail

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Re:Crowdfunded spacecraft LightSail 2 prepares to go sailing... by jacobush on Sunday June 23, 2019 @02:32PM (#20257689)
British Empire
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