Solar Sails

[Gordon Freeman]

I had an idea while watching Mars catapult out of the Solar System due to high timestep+eccentry:

What if there was an object that would change velocity based on light exposure and light intensity?

[DiamondMiner10]

I had an idea while watching Mars catapult out of the Solar System due to high timestep+eccentry:

What if there was an object that would change velocity based on light exposure and light intensity?

Im not sure. I guess it would spiral away from the sun or a star it is orbiting until gravity matches the push of the light. I think NASA just launched a test solar sail a few days ago.

[Gordon Freeman]

Solar Sails are a feasible thing if I remember correctly.

[DiamondMiner10]

Solar Sails are a feasible thing if I remember correctly.

They are, but for them to work you need to get them going at a high velocity first. Other then that they're great because they dont really need that much fuel