How Could Laser-Driven Lightsails Remain Stable?

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How Could Laser-Driven Lightsails Remain Stable? #711042 Sun 04 Feb 2024 09:16:PM
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OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 381,904 Los Angeles, USA	How can we send spacecraft to other star systems? One proposed by Breakthrough Foundation is the Starshot, which uses high-powered lasers to accelerate tiny spacecraft to 10% the speed of light. What keeps the sail balanced as the laser strikes it and accelerates it? A new paper suggests that the laser can be tuned so that the forces are balanced on the sail, automatically correcting if any dangerous oscillations build-up that could destroy the sail. The post How Could Laser-Driven Lightsails Remain Stable? appeared first on Universe Today. Source: How Could Laser-Driven Lightsails Remain Stable?