Light sails to reach the stars [via CalTech] 🧪🚀🌌💡⛵

"The ultimate goal of the #lightsail project is to drive a freely accelerating lightsail that is 10 square meters in area and 100 nm or less in thickness."

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/the-pressure-to-explore-caltech-researchers-take-first-experimental-steps-toward-lightsails-that-could-reach-distant-star-systems

#laser #light #sail #starship #space #travel #stars