Solar Sails Could Beat the 'Rocket Equation' | Animation
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 15:01
in Astronomy & Space
The Planetary Society’s citizen-funded mission, LightSail-1, will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in 2016. It will test solar sails to propel low-cost “cube-sats,” with technology that could open highways to the planets.