[Interview] Swarms of Cheap Spacecraft for Solar System Exploration
Solar sails aren't just a tool to send tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri. They can also be used to optimise exploration of the Solar System. How can we do that? Figuring it out with Alexander Alvara.
\n\n\U0001f4dc BLISS: Interplanetary Exploration with Swarms of Low-Cost Spacecraft
\nhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2307.11226
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00:00 Intro
\n01:08 Thousands of tiny solar sails
\n03:58 Deployment plan
\n10:28 Timeframe
\n11:58 Communication with Earth
\n15:15 How far can you go
\n17:58 Long-term potential of solar sails
\n26:37 Current obsessions
\n29:10 Final thoughts and more interviews
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