In the next couple of years, the Canadians plan to host an international working group to bring in research from NASA, the JapaneseSpaceAgency and other government space stakeholders.
Japanesespaceagency (Jaxa) scientists want to detect a measurable acceleration in the spacecraft as photons - the particles of light - from the Sun fall on the roughly 200-sq-m, ultra-thin sheet.
We are also getting a number of design wins in avionics, and in one example the Japanesespaceagency is using an MRAM chip in a satellite launched into orbit early this year to measure carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.