[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 Lens https://youtube.com/live/lqzJewjZUkk 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:55 Updates on the Solar Gravitational Lens 00:08:04 All-star paper 00:16:20 Sun Diver 00:26:09 How fast will it go 00:34:50 Potential science objectives 00:39:48 Paradigm shift in space exploration 00:47:22 Timeframes for potential missions 00:55:13 Funding for the project 01:02:10 Where to find more 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/W-E83lC-eN0 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)