[Interview] Swarms of Cheap Spacecraft for Solar System Exploration

Solar sails aren't just a tool to send tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri. They can also be used to optimise exploration of the Solar System. How can we do that? Figuring it out with Alexander Alvara.

📜 BLISS: Interplanetary Exploration with Swarms of Low-Cost Spacecraft

https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.11226

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00:00 Intro

01:08 Thousands of tiny solar sails

03:58 Deployment plan

10:28 Timeframe

11:58 Communication with Earth

15:15 How far can you go

17:58 Long-term potential of solar sails

26:37 Current obsessions

29:10 Final thoughts and more interviews

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