kalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agoNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square61linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarelinuxgator@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIndeed. In Deep Space 9, they built one and tried to sail it from Bajor. Got caught in a field of tachyons and ended up at Cardassia. Would essentially be like us making it to Proxima Centauri though.
Indeed. In Deep Space 9, they built one and tried to sail it from Bajor. Got caught in a field of tachyons and ended up at Cardassia. Would essentially be like us making it to Proxima Centauri though.