Can solar sails change the way we explore the Solar System and beyond? Dr Slava Turyshev definitely thinks so! He assembled an all-star team of researchers in a recent paper about potential science opportunities of using solar sails. In this interview, we talk about the technology behind it, what's its current state, what perspectives it has and much more.
? All-star paper "Science opportunities with solar sailing smallsats":
https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.14917
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? Interview with Dr Turyshev about the Solar Gravitational Lens
https://youtube.com/live/lqzJewjZUkk
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:55 Updates on the Solar Gravitational Lens
00:08:04 All-star paper
00:16:20 Sun Diver
00:26:09 How fast will it go
00:34:50 Potential science objectives
00:39:48 Paradigm shift in space exploration
00:47:22 Timeframes for potential missions
00:55:13 Funding for the project
01:02:10 Where to find more
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