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Planetary Society shows concept for coilable stacked solar sails
Original: Coilable Stacked Solar Sails artist's concept
The Planetary Society has released an artist's concept of a coilable stacked solar sail, a lightweight propulsion design in which multiple sails can be compactly coiled for launch and unfurled in space. Solar sails use sunlight pressure for propulsion without fuel, and stacking could allow larger reflective surfaces than current single-sail craft like LightSail.
Why now: Interest in advanced solar sail propulsion for low-cost deep space missions
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- Coilable Stacked Solar Sails artist's concept · The Planetary Society
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