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13th Feb 2023, 09:22

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meleagertoo

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ORAC

Don’t knock it. Drifting with the (solar) wind is a reliable means of travel - if you’re not in a hurry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_sail

Well, as travel includes a successful arrival at one's destination having 'drifted' for aeons slowly accelerating in the solar wind you'd find stopping problematic.

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