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There is a new (2020) interesting "sun diver solar sail" proposal which could get all the way to Voyager 1 in two to three years. Article: https://www.universe
by consumer451 3y ago
There is a new (2020) interesting "sun diver solar sail" proposal which could get all the way to Voyager 1 in two to three years.
Article: https://www.universetoday.com/148241/want-the-fastest-solar-sail-drop-it-into-the-sun-first/ https://www.universetoday.com/148241/want-the-fastest-solar-...
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.12659.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.12659.pdf
Interview with paper’s author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-E83lC-eN0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-E83lC-eN0