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Solar sails - Artist view

author: P.Carril/Novapix

reference: e-ill02-00026

Image Size 300 DPI: 19 * 14 cm

The spacecraft deploys a large membrane mirror which reflects light from the Sun, or some other source. The radiation pressure on the mirror provides a minuscule amount of thrust by reflecting photons.

Keywords for this photo:

ILLUSTRATION - PROPULSION - SCIENCE FICTION - SOLAR SAIL - SOLAR WIND - SPACE - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE -