SOLARSAIL

Solar sail

Solar sails are a form of spacecraft propulsion using the radiation pressure from stars to push large ultra-thin mirrors to high speeds. Light sails could also be driven by energy beams to extend their range of operations, which is strictly beam sailing rather than solar sailing.

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solar sail

Noun

  1. A sail-like structure on a spacecraft consisting of enormous ultrathin mirrors, propulsion being achieved by the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser.


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