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minus-square3volver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoHow do you suggest producing a significant amount of thrust in a vacuum using the sun?
minus-squareoptissima@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months ago Though, of course, simple scientific curiosity may not justify the enormous cost of the undertaking. That’s where commercial interest comes in. That’s not what this is about, the author doesn’t care about that, all they see is a finite, exploitable resource that will line their pockets. However, to answer your question, we already have that technology.
minus-square3volver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoSolar sails don’t produce a significant amount of thrust, you didn’t answer my question.
How do you suggest producing a significant amount of thrust in a vacuum using the sun?
That’s not what this is about, the author doesn’t care about that, all they see is a finite, exploitable resource that will line their pockets.
However, to answer your question, we already have that technology.
Solar sails don’t produce a significant amount of thrust, you didn’t answer my question.