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www.fastcompany.com
1 month ago
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How one NASA scientist's childhood dream of building a solar-powered space sail' led to the next great era of space exploration

Solar sails are a promising technology for future space exploration, utilizing sunlight pressure for propulsion.
Les Johnson has been leading the development of solar sails, allowing spaceships to travel without fuel by harnessing sunlight pressure. [ more ]
Theregister
3 months ago
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NASA solar sail is ready for mission proposals

NASA is seeking proposals for its solar sail technology to be flown on science missions.
Solar sails have previously been successfully demonstrated in space, but NASA's latest solar sail is considerably larger and designed to provide more thrust and enable precision navigation. [ more ]
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