Tacking to the worlds: inside the story of the solar sail (science article).
Right now, there’s a solar sail the size of a boxing ring orbiting the Earth, put there by the Planetary Society. This fascinating article looks at the feat of engineering behind the project’s tech.
https://singularityhub.com/2019/08/27/inside-the-story-of-lightsail-2-a-solar-sail-to-the-stars/
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