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A solar sail for space transportation

A French company raises two million Euros. First launch in October

French start-up Gama has announced that it has raised 2 million dollars from investors who believed in its project to develop a solar sail that will be used in future space exploration and interplanetary transport systems. The idea is to use the solar wind as a cost-saving means of space propulsion for commercial and scientific missions.Its operation is based on the principle of photonic propulsion:...

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Paris, France, 03/23/2022 12:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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