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This probe isn’t solar-powered, it’s laser-powered (because solar energy/area goes down too fast at larger distances. Creating and aiming the lasers for this is
by Someone 5y ago
This probe isn’t solar-powered, it’s laser-powered (because solar energy/area goes down too fast at larger distances. Creating and aiming the lasers for this is a technical challenge in itself)
So, it could do a round-trip only if you had a similar laser set up at the destination. If you can do that, why build this tiny spacecraft?
- BbzzbB 5y agoOh crap, silly me... It slipped me that this project is/will be laser powered. I'll go into hiding now.