solar sail
type of spacecraft propulsion that takes advantage of solar radiation
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solar sail
Summary
solar sail ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,728 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- solar sail is a type of spacecraft propulsion[2].
- solar sail is a type of deployable structure[3].
- solar sail's Commons category is recorded as Solar sails[4].
- solar sail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Solar sailing[5].
- solar sail's described at URL is recorded as https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/solar_sail.html[6].
- solar sail's described by source is recorded as Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[7].
- solar sail's different from is recorded as magnetic sail[8].
- solar sail's different from is recorded as electric sail[9].
- solar sail's uses is recorded as light pressure[10].
- solar sail's uses is recorded as radiation pressure[11].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include spacecraft propulsion[2] and deployable structure[3].
Why It Matters
solar sail ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,728 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]