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In this image released by The Planetary Society, the LightSail 2 spacecraft sits on its deployment table following a successful day-in-the-life test at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California on May 23, 2016. - On June 24, 2019 a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch from Florida a bread-sized satellite equipped with a huge, glossy polyester sail: a "solar sail", its only means of propulsion. The device dubbed LightSail-2, was developed by the Planetary Society, an American organization promoting space exploration, co-founded by astronomer Carl Sagan in 1980. (Photo by Jason Davis / The Planetary Society / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / The Planetary Society/ Jason Davis" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS http://www.planetary.org/press-room/lightsail/