Wednesday, January 26, 2011

News: First- Ever Earth-Orbiting Solar Sail

TMCnet has an article mentioning: "... Created to be the best way to propel spacecrafts between stars, a press release stated that Solar sails, gossamer-thin sheets, feel the pressure of the solar wind. Thus, they no longer requiring heavy fuel for the excursion. Solar sails, however, do not ..."

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