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> retract and expand at will I think LightSail 2 already does just that, though, but possibly not very efficiently. From the article: > LightSail 2's single
by adrianpike 7y ago
> retract and expand at will
I think LightSail 2 already does just that, though, but possibly not very efficiently.
From the article:
> LightSail 2's single momentum wheel, which rotates the spacecraft broadside and then edge-on to the Sun each orbit to turn the thrust from solar sailing on and off.