Breakthrough Starshot and Solar sail

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Difference between Breakthrough Starshot and Solar sail

Breakthrough Starshot vs. Solar sail

Breakthrough Starshot is a research and engineering project by the Breakthrough Initiatives to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of light sail spacecraft named StarChip, to be capable of making the journey to the Alpha Centauri star system 4.37 light-years away. Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails) are a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large mirrors.

Similarities between Breakthrough Starshot and Solar sail

Breakthrough Starshot and Solar sail have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Aerobraking, Alpha Centauri, Astronomical unit, Earth, Magnetic sail, New Scientist, Spacecraft, Speed of light, Starwisp, Thrust.

Aerobraking

Aerobraking is a spaceflight maneuver that reduces the high point of an elliptical orbit (apoapsis) by flying the vehicle through the atmosphere at the low point of the orbit (periapsis).

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Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, abbreviated Alf Cen or α Cen) is the star system closest to the Solar System, being from the Sun.

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Astronomical unit

The astronomical unit (symbol: au, ua, or AU) is a unit of length, roughly the distance from Earth to the Sun.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Magnetic sail

A magnetic sail or magsail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion which would use a static magnetic field to deflect charged particles radiated by the Sun as a plasma wind, and thus impart momentum to accelerate the spacecraft.

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New Scientist

New Scientist, first published on 22 November 1956, is a weekly, English-language magazine that covers all aspects of science and technology.

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Spacecraft

A spacecraft is a vehicle or machine designed to fly in outer space.

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Speed of light

The speed of light in vacuum, commonly denoted, is a universal physical constant important in many areas of physics.

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Starwisp

Starwisp is a hypothetical unmanned interstellar probe design proposed by Robert L. Forward.

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Thrust

Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law.

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Breakthrough Starshot and Solar sail Comparison

Breakthrough Starshot has 92 relations, while Solar sail has 158. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 4.00% = 10 / (92 + 158).

References

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