kalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 16 days agoNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1487arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldspaceflight@sh.itjust.worksworldinprogress@lemmy.worldastronomy@mander.xyz
arrow-up1486arrow-down1external-linkNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldspaceflight@sh.itjust.worksworldinprogress@lemmy.worldastronomy@mander.xyz
minus-squareLarmyOfLonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoOh wow interesting. So using LCD is more efficient in weight than using motors to tilt the sails? Or maybe the advantage is not having to counter any sail movement with gyroscopes… which cost energy too.
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days ago Or maybe the advantage is not having to counter any sail movement with gyroscopes… which cost energy too. I think you nailed it right there.
Oh wow interesting. So using LCD is more efficient in weight than using motors to tilt the sails? Or maybe the advantage is not having to counter any sail movement with gyroscopes… which cost energy too.
I think you nailed it right there.