Only a handful of solar sails have been demonstrated in space.
Credit: NASA
DARPA is interested in “renewable” propulsion technologies, such as solar sails, that could enable station keeping and maneuvering of constellations of spacecraft in cislunar space. Initially, the research and development agency’s “Cattle Run” program wants to rapidly develop and launch spacecraft...
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