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Lightsail space tech gets tailwind from Caltech breakthrough

Monday February 3, 2025. 04:11 PM , from TheRegister
Sci-fi interstellar travel gets another tiny push
Centuries after Western explorers used sail power to discover a world hitherto unknown to them — although well known to people who already lived there — science fiction writers and engineers have wondered if space exploration might be similarly powered by lightsails.…
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