@kalkulat to science • 14 days agoNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square69arrow-up1487arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology[email protected]worldinprogress[email protected]
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minus-square@Olhonestjimlink2•13 days agoI’d be content with Proxima Centauri. But that’ll still take a little while.
minus-squarelinuxgatorlinkfedilinkEnglish2•13 days 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.
minus-square@Olhonestjimlink1•13 days agoOh yeah, I remember that one. I feel like it bothered me, but I could swear I knew nothing about solar sails back then.
I’d be content with Proxima Centauri. But that’ll still take a little while.
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.
Oh yeah, I remember that one. I feel like it bothered me, but I could swear I knew nothing about solar sails back then.