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OK, For our interstellar deep-space probe. As we get better at space-Origami (well... unfolding really), envisage a flexible, combined Solar Sail [0], Solar C
by Trouble_007 4y ago
OK, For our interstellar deep-space probe.
As we get better at space-Origami (well... unfolding really),
envisage a flexible, combined Solar Sail [0], Solar Cell array [1] (both requires a Suns energy),
and heat-sink [2] for the cold side of a Thermopile [3], heat being provided by radioactive decay.
To provide our electric power for onboard systems and of course propulsion.
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[0] Solar Sail : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_sail https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_sail
[1] Solar Cell Array : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Solar+Cell+array&title=Special:Search https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Solar+Cell+arr...
^^(The above is purposely a search of wikipedia)^^
[2] Heat Sink : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_sink https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_sink
[3] Thermopile : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermopile https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermopile
Edit to add;
Science Direct » Topics » earth-and-planetary-sciences » solar-sail : https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/solar-sail https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sci...
OOPS! edit again; fix 'requires a Suns light' to 'requires a Suns energy'