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I wonder if it could unfurl a light sail when it got most of the way there to slow it down. Is that feasible?
by rthomas6 4y ago
I wonder if it could unfurl a light sail when it got most of the way there to slow it down. Is that feasible?
- exitb 4y agoInteresting idea, but I don't think the sail would be nearly enough to counteract the gravitational acceleration caused by getting near the target system, let alone losing enough speed to enter an orbit.
- KineticLensman 4y ago>> Each spacecraft would be the size of a DVD disc Not much room for a light sail large enough to fully offset the power of the launch lasers.
- kadoban 4y agoIn short: no. It'd need to slow down enough to counter-act years worth of a laser specifically making it go faster. Without a laser on the other end, really no shot.