We're celebrating 4 months since The Planetary Society's LightSail spacecraft launched into orbit on an Atlas-V rocket from Cape Canaveral! Here's Bill Nye and the team watching with emotion as the solar sail dream took flight. Video by Merc Boyan Additional Footage from Elliot Severn, David Alvarado, and Jason Sussberg Music by Jim McKeever | General Fuzz | Rameses B | The Planetary Society

2.8K views · 104 reactions | These Planetary Society members traveled all the way from Austria to see LightSail 2 launch. How did you experience the launch? | The Planetary Society | Facebook

More than two years after launching, our crowdfunded LightSail 2 spacecraft is still making history, but we need your help. LightSail 2 is now on an extended mission to continue advancing solar sailing. Your support enables us to sustain the daily operations of our currently orbiting LightSail 2 spacecraft, including the mission team, and share all we learn with the world to inform future solar sailing missions, starting with NASA’s upcoming NEA Scout. You can support this project with your gift