kalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 3 months agoNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square61fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarelinuxgator@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI wonder how long it will take to get to Cardassia
minus-squareOlhonestjim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI’d be content with Proxima Centauri. But that’ll still take a little while.
minus-squarelinuxgator@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months 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.
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.