- NASA is launching an experimental solar sail for sunlight-propelled space travel in Earth orbit.
- The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) will be launched on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from New Zealand.
- The solar sail will unfurl to stretch across 30 feet per side in Earth orbit, using the pressure of sunlight for propulsion.
- The mission will test the deployment of composite booms for the first time, which are designed to catch the propulsive power of sunlight.
- Solar sails operate on photons from the Sun, propelling spacecraft away from the star, potentially reaching high altitudes.
https://gizmodo.com/nasa-set-launch-solar-sail-sunlight-space-travel-1851420248
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