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Published: 2016-06-11 19:47:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 9575; Favourites: 323; Downloads: 0
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Sunjammer model by Nick Stevens.Solar Sail concept powered by the solar winds. Such a simple yet elegant design, probably impractical but it sure looks cool.
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Is the, Lady who sailed the Soul onboard?
Gorgeous stuff man.
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beautiful work. I love the sense of scale, but the sense of serenity is even more stunning.
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There's a beautiful delicacy to this - they remind me of Common Blue butterflies or deep sea jellyfish that emerge at night, loaded with bio-luminescence - beautiful!
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Great job. The detail is superb as usual. Well done.
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A very cool take on the concept. And you made it work very well!
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Is this solar sail pulling a satellite or a human-boarded spacecraft?
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Human boarded spacecraft. Its a big beast.
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Okay. I couldn't tell the size of the sails. I figured they would be huge because solar sails would need a lot of energy to become viable.
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To obtain the thrust of a small rocket engine like the Kestrel (31 kN), it takes 31000 km^2. so I think the sail is too small (sorry for my english, I'm french)
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