'Metajets' could allow future spaceships to be propelled by nothing but light
If an alien in the Alpha Centauri star system were craving pizza, it would take tens of thousands of years to deliver it using today’s rocket technology. According to a press release, researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a technology that could one day reduce delivery to a mere 20 years using nothing but light for propulsion.Continue ReadingCategory: Space Systems, EngineeringTags: Texas A&M Universty, Solar Sail
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