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-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-215 days agoYou’re correct, the solar wind is like .5% the energy of the emitted photons and really begins to diminish after only 1.5AU, so they’re even less effective in system without a laser array than I half remembered.
You’re correct, the solar wind is like .5% the energy of the emitted photons and really begins to diminish after only 1.5AU, so they’re even less effective in system without a laser array than I half remembered.