What are the Potential Applications of Light Sails?
Light sails have the potential to revolutionize space exploration and technology:
- Interstellar Travel: Light sails could enable missions to distant star systems by providing continuous acceleration over long periods. - Satellite Propulsion: They offer a fuel-free propulsion method for maintaining and adjusting the orbits of satellites. - Space Debris Removal: Light sails could be used to de-orbit space debris by gradually lowering their altitude through photon pressure.
