UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES researchers are proposing a novel antenna for interplanetary spacecraft that would use solar sails as communication antennas, as well as for propulsion. As a substitute for chemical propulsion, 100-meter-dia. solar sails could cut the weight for a payload to...
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