For thousands of years,humans have used the power of wind to sail across our planet and discover new lands thatwere seemingly out of reach. What if I told you thatthere's a 400 year old idea that applies the concept of sails to space that could make the edge ofour solar system accessible in under 10 years of travel time? In the hands of the Sith Lord Count Dooku, a version of this concept was used when he escaped fromGeonosis without a trace. How could we use sunlight to assail our travel woes in real life? (upbeat electronic music) The sun is a source ofplentiful free energy, and ever since 1608,harnessing it was an idea that BFF's Johannes Keplerand Galileo Galilei shared, and it's since inspired tabletopRPG's like Star Traders, short stories, TV shows, movies, and actual solar sail missions. One example of solar sails in movies is Count Dooku's Punworcca116, or the Solar Sailer. It's somewhat of a misnomersince it's not being pushed by solar pressure, ...
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