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more about #solarwind more comments → HashMaster9000: Since when did NASA get it's Star Trek Deep Space 9 DVD's out of stoarge, and start looking to them for ideas? Is Sisko going to go to Cardassia in th... more » Evangelion: Ramiel? O_o #solarwind more » Quilt: Wasn't there a Deep Space Nine episode about this kind of thing? #solarwind more » supersixone: more » Xagest: Isn't this kinda one way? You can only move away from the sun, right? #solarwind more » badhatharry: Hey, Ellison, I know where you can get another 10 million dollar mast. more » thecolor: must agree with @ Lite: hates Illinois Nazis on that, tron had it in the bag, what took so long? more » K.P.: I remember first hearing about this maybe 5 or 6 years ago in university. I remember one of the things that was a big concern were the liabilities ass... more » Digo: Awesome, now that we're going to be sailing in space maybe Brazil will finally be a player in the space race =P #solarwind more » Hello Mister Walrus: Didn't Count Dooku have one of these? #solarwind more » FriarNurgle: Sweet and then it can be folded up as a giant space Pteranodon. #solarwind more » Julien Castelli: The closest star system is alpha centauri, at 4.37 light years from Sol. That 41.5 trillion Km, so if this 100 years ETA is accurate, it would be an a... more » Curves: Funny how the oldest ideas keep returning. A new kind of sailing, but sailing to be sure! #solarwind more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I'm happy to see they are finally implementing an actual device using this, but let's be honest here. Even Tron contained a model involving a solar s... more » Dr Durdon: Solar winds will be caught by these mylar sails!Come on people, we need something realistic here! We've got 18 days! #solarwind more » -
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New Spacecraft Uses Starlight to Propel its Sails
A new spacecraft is being launched in about a year, one designed to travel across the solar system. But instead of using rockets to propel itself, it uses sails. Sails pushed by light. More »
