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Solar sail may fly to explore our solar system
Dr. Louis Friedman of NASA JPL outlined solar sails using photons to push a ultra thin plastic sail assembled from a space shuttle, with a launch target of 1981. The plan envisions a planetary ferry for heavy payloads and a 1986 Halley’s Comet style rival, plus a second low thrust electric system to boost thrust and cut travel time.
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Alamogordo
NASA
Louis Friedman
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Friedman
International Academy of Astronautics
Mercury
Halley
Kenneth Atkins
Robert Goddard