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NASA tests new solar sail in low orbit. Could lead to more advanced space travel techniques!

Posted by semsevfor
Tags: usa, nasa, technology, solar sails, orbits.low earth, testing, author.nancy atkinson, source.universetoday
https://www.universetoday.com/168278/nasas-new-solar-sail-extends-its-booms-and-sets-sail/

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Title
NASA's New Solar Sail Extends Its Booms and Sets Sail
Authors
Nancy Atkinson
Published
Aug 29 2024
Word count
608 words

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    Raspcoffee
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    For the record, there is an actual viable plan to use newer generation solar sails to get a proper photograph of an exoplanet in the future using multiple cameras on solar sails, of which PBS...

    For the record, there is an actual viable plan to use newer generation solar sails to get a proper photograph of an exoplanet in the future using multiple cameras on solar sails, of which PBS Spacetime has done a very good video of.

    The more successful this plan is, the more likely it is that we'll get an actual proper photograph of another planet lightyears away.

    If that ain't awesome, I don't know what is!

    3 votes
    1. semsevfor
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      Oh that is amazing! Thank you for sharing that, I hadn't heard! Space is so exciting!

      Oh that is amazing! Thank you for sharing that, I hadn't heard! Space is so exciting!

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  2. semsevfor
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    With the way the world is these days, it's nice to see news like this. Just some good old technology innovation and hope for something good in the future!

    With the way the world is these days, it's nice to see news like this. Just some good old technology innovation and hope for something good in the future!

    2 votes