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One Step Closer to Interstellar Travel. A Successful Microgravity Test of a Graphene Light Sail

By: RAS_WEB
On: May 12, 2020
In: News, RSSfeeds, Universe Today

One Step Closer to Interstellar Travel. A Successful Microgravity Test of a Graphene Light Sail

If we want to travel to the stars, we’re going to have to be creative. The answer might be light sails made of sheets of graphene.

The post One Step Closer to Interstellar Travel. A Successful Microgravity Test of a Graphene Light Sail appeared first on Universe Today.

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