1. Back in Paris, I found other solar sail fans and promoting the concept became my hobby. 2. I think the most exciting idea is to launch an Earth-Moon solar sail race. 3. In trying to learn about inflatable technology, I came across the solar sail concept. 4. The creation of this solar sail is something that should be done anyway. 5. There are many missions that only solar sails can do. 6. These solar sails would be slow to accelerate, but could eventually reach high speeds - at zero fuel cost. 7. We will broadcast messages from the solar sail which will be relayed to the toys in local languages. 8. A Los Angeles public relations firm drew up a black-covered booklet, complete with glossy pictures of solar sails and an explanation of their need for money. 9. A recent patent was granted to Robert L. Forward, a California aerospace engineer, for a design for a geosynchronous satellite with solar sails, called a statite. 10. Exploration through the ages has occurred only when several conditions exist together, said Planetary Society executive director Louis Friedman, who worked on the solar sail for NASA. |