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Solar sail - Artist view

author: Mondolithic Studios/Novapix

reference: e-ill02-00301

Image Size 300 DPI: 24 * 24 cm

Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails) are a form of spacecraft propulsion using the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser to push enormous ultra-thin mirrors to high speeds.

Keywords for this photo:

EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - ILLUSTRATION - PROPULSION - SCIENCE FICTION - SOLAR SAIL - SOLAR WIND - SPACE - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE - STAR -