To: MarchonDC09122009
It actually is a great idea. Solar sails are really a tech that can get us places for cheap. The problem is energy storage and transmission. It’s lonely in interstellar space and signals are hard to push out across vast distances.
15 posted on
04/12/2016 10:53:58 AM PDT by
Bogey78O
(We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
To: Bogey78O
It’s lonely in interstellar space and signals are hard to push out across vast distances.Not only that, but the signal has to be directed at a tiny target like Earth, and at such great distance even a miniscule fraction of a degree off misses completely.
27 posted on
04/12/2016 11:16:40 AM PDT by
JimRed
(Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
To: Bogey78O; JimRed
"...It’s lonely in interstellar space..." On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time...
43 posted on
04/12/2016 4:33:43 PM PDT by
skimbell
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