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Electric Sail Prototype to Ride the Solar Wind

Posted April 23, 2008 8:53 AM

From SPACE.com:

An electrically-charged solar sail with a possible "turbo" option may be ready for its first space trials in three years if scientists in Finland have their way. The Finnish invention would use long, positively-charged tethers to ride the solar wind, without the need for any sort of fuel or propellant.

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Re: Electric Sail Prototype to Ride the Solar Wind

04/24/2008 12:22 AM

Almost a "free ride".

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