Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Space sailing soon: A one-kilometer-long electric sail tether produced
Space sailing soon: A one-kilometer-long electric sail tether produced: An electric sail (ESAIL) produces propulsion power for a spacecraft by utilizing the solar wind. The sail features electrically charged long and thin metal tethers that interact with the solar wind. Using ultrasonic welding,engineers successfully produced a 1 km long ESAIL tether.
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