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What is the advantage of using a solar sail?

April 26, 2017advantage sail solar

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What is the advantage of using a solar sail?

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The great advantage of a solar sail is that it requires no fuel. A solar sail spacecraft can, in time, move the spacecraft even faster than a chemical rocket. For a round trip to another planet and back, solar sails have great advantage since it doesn’t need to carry fuel for the return leg.