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In this image released by The Planetary Society and received by AFP on June 18, 2019, shows an artist's concept of LightSail 2 above Earth. - 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 Josh Spradling / The Planetary Society / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / The Planetary Society/ Josh Spradling " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS http://www.planetary.org/press-room/lightsail/