Caltech’s Lightsail Experiment Brings Interstellar Travel Closer to Reality
Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...
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‘The Science Guy’ explains a solar-powered space sail
This animation details the piece-by-piece construction of the LightSail 2 spacecraft, as well as its maneuvers in space. Learn more at sail.planetary.org. The Planetary Society Some three ...
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Lightsail propulsion could enable interstellar travel at speeds never before imagined
Scientists are developing miniature lightsails that could travel at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling interstellar ...
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Sailing on Sunlight
The LightSail 2 satellite, launched in June, may have proved how to lighten the load. It’s currently flying free using only light as fuel. When photons from sunlight hit its silvery sail ...
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First steps taken toward developing interstellar lightsails
Images show Lightsail 2 spacecraft's solar sail has deployed Jul 26, 2019 LightSail 2 has been flying for 30 months now, paving the way for future solar sail missions ...