kalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 26 days agoNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1488arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldspaceflight@sh.itjust.worksworldinprogress@lemmy.worldastronomy@mander.xyztechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1487arrow-down1external-linkNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 26 days agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldspaceflight@sh.itjust.worksworldinprogress@lemmy.worldastronomy@mander.xyztechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squarelinuxgator@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·25 days agoI wonder how long it will take to get to Cardassia
minus-squareOlhonestjim@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 days agoI’d be content with Proxima Centauri. But that’ll still take a little while.
minus-squarelinuxgator@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 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-squareOlhonestjim@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 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 wonder how long it will take to get to Cardassia
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.