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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.

\U0001f31f All-star paper "Science opportunities with solar sailing smallsats":
\nhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2303.14917

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\U0001f31e Interview with Dr Turyshev about the Solar Gravitational Lens
\nhttps://youtube.com/live/lqzJewjZUkk

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• 00:00:00 Intro
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• 00:01:55 Updates on the Solar Gravitational Lens
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• 00:08:04 All-star paper
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• 00:16:20 Sun Diver
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• 00:26:09 How fast will it go
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• 00:34:50 Potential science objectives
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• 00:39:48 Paradigm shift in space exploration
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• 00:47:22 Timeframes for potential missions
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• 00:55:13 Funding for the project
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• 01:02:10 Where to find more
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