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Japanese Deploy Solar Sail

Posted by timothy on from the ix-as-an-archipeligo dept.

Chuck1318 writes "The Japanese ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science) announced the launch and deployment of the first ever large-scale solar sail. In the news release they state "Because it carries no fuel and keeps accelerating over almost unlimited distances, it is the only technology now in existence that can one day take us to the stars.""

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  1. Re:Physics by Enigma_Man · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ( and of course we're to blame for the state they were in to start with ).

    Uhh... I think their ridiculous religious belief system is to blame 100% for it.

    -Jesse

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  2. Re:Wrong-A "glowing" recommendation. by danila · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Stop at the other end? I suggest we start worrying about it when we get there. :)

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