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| | Cosmos 1 Solar Sail Test Flight Launches As Planned - Who We Are | The Planetary Society |
 | | Pasadena, CA, — July 20, 2001: The sub-orbital test of Cosmos 1, The Planetary Society and Cosmos Studios' solar sail project, launched as planned yesterday from the Russian submarine, Borisoglebsk, in the Barents Sea. |
 | | Cosmos 1 launched right on schedule, Friday, July 20, at 4:33 AM (Moscow time), which was Thursday, July 19, 5:33 PM (U.S. and flew on its correct trajectory. |
 | | Founded by CEO Ann Druyan and company President Kent Gibson, Cosmos Studios seeks to build on the legacy of Dr. Carl Sagan by supporting groundbreaking scientific research, clean high technology and bold exploration - and engaging the widest possible audience in the romance of the adventure. |
| www.planetary.org /about/press/releases/2001/0720_Cosmos_1_Solar_Sail_Test_Flight.html (753 words) |
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