[Interview] Solar Sails Are Even Better Than You Think

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🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🌞 Interview with Dr Turyshev about the Solar Gravitational Lenshttps://youtube.com/live/lqzJewjZUkk00:00:00 Intro00:01:55 Updates on the Solar Gravitational Lens00:08:04 All-star paper00:16:20 Sun Diver 00:26:09 How fast will it go00:34:50 Potential science objectives00:39:48 Paradigm shift in space exploration00:47:22 Timeframes for potential missions00:55:13 Funding for the project01:02:10 Where to find more 📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/W-E83lC-eN0📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast