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Does a solar sail fly on the solar wind?

April 26, 2017fly sail solar solar wind

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Does a solar sail fly on the solar wind?

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No! The solar wind is made up of ionized particles ejected by the Sun. These particles move much slower than light and create a force less than one percent of that from light pressure, so if we want to go really fast, we’ll travel with light.