Dubbed Sunjammer, the giant solar sail measures about 124 feet (38 meters) on a side and boasts a total surface area of nearly 13,000 square feet (1,208 square m, or one-third of an acre). The project is under the wing of NASA's Space Technology Program, within the agency's Office of the Chief Technologist.
NASA has contracted with a team of high-tech "solar sailors" at L'Garde Inc. of Tustin, Calif., to build Sunjammer.
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ReplyDeleteShould we not feed our people and fix our problems before dancing out to other neighborhoods?
What would we tell "Other" lives on other planets? Our people are dying and living in squaller, but we have resources plenty for space exploration with no return on investment but to satisfy a curiosity.
The same sentiment was conveyed to Columbus by King Ferdinand . . ..
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