Spaceships pushed by LIGHT the future of space travel?

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What if you could power a ship using sunlight instead of wind? Well in space, you can! Solar sails or light sails are pushed with light from the sun. Photons provide a kick when they reflect off the sail pushing the sail like an air molecule in the wind pushes a sailboat. Find out how a solar sail works and about the future of this technology!

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Photos/Videos:
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LightSail - Planetary Society
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FASTSAT NanoSail-D Launch - NASA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gS4n5vz9Tw

Optical Tweezes Footage - Dr Luis Grave De Petralta:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6ybb9rKfus

IKAROS drawing - Andrzej MIrecki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKAROS#/media/File:IKAROS_solar_sail.jpg

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