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minus-squaremipadaitu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoYes, because of the way orbits work, you just need to add velocity horizontal to the orbit, which is just as easy going into the sun as out of it. So a solar sail is just as good both in and out of the sun.
Yes, because of the way orbits work, you just need to add velocity horizontal to the orbit, which is just as easy going into the sun as out of it.
So a solar sail is just as good both in and out of the sun.