Solar sail
TYPE OF SPACECRAFT PROPULSION THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF SOLAR RADIATION
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Solar sails (also known as light sails and photon sails) are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large mirrors. A number of spaceflight missions to test solar propulsion and navigation have been proposed since the 1980s.