kalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 month agoNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1467cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1467external-linkNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square53fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareLarmyOfLone@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoOh wow interesting. So using LCD is more efficient in weight than using motors to tilt the sails? Or maybe the advantage is not having to counter any sail movement with gyroscopes… which cost energy too.
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month ago Or maybe the advantage is not having to counter any sail movement with gyroscopes… which cost energy too. I think you nailed it right there.
Oh wow interesting. So using LCD is more efficient in weight than using motors to tilt the sails? Or maybe the advantage is not having to counter any sail movement with gyroscopes… which cost energy too.
I think you nailed it right there.