Solar Sails Unmanned Missions Space


Solar sails are made of thin reflective material and use sunlight for photonic propulsion. Although potentially usable for interstellar travel, they are still in testing for terrestrial orbit.








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See Also:
  • Solar Sails - Solar sails resource site including design information and solar sails links, missions with news and bibliography.
  • How Solar Sails Work - A detailed examination of solar sail technology, with missions a focus solar sails on the Cosmos-1 mission.
  • Wikipedia: Solar Sail - Encyclopedia article.


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