Posts Tagged ‘solar sailing’
Solar Powered Spacecraft to Help Scientists Understand Polar Climate Change
Saturday, September 12, 2009 0:22 No Comments
Researchers are planning to launch a spacecraft powered by the pressure of sunlight that could be used to stay above the Earth, transmitting vital data on solar storms or polar climate change. “Solar sailing” has long been a dream for space engineers, who have envisaged craft exploring the depths of the solar system, propelled only [...]