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Breakthrough Lightsail: Ready to Race to Alpha Centauri

by fbn79 on 4/30/25, 2:47 PM with 1 comments

• by jqpabc123 on 4/30/25, 3:06 PM

  At some point, doesn't light from the approaching star start pushing back?

  So I guess you build up some speed and then cut the sail and coast?