News: "Saran Wrap" Solar Sails are Powering New Space Exploration

Scientific American has an article mentioning: "... speed without the risk because essentially, there?s no fuel.  According to a gathering of scientists at the Second International Symposium on Solar Sailing, ultra-thin solar sails that are less than one-fifth the thickness of plastic wrap are the way to go for powering certain types of future space ..."

Posted by Photonic News