TU Delft and Brown University researchers have engineered scalable lightsails, ultra-thin reflectors propelled by ...

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An interstellar spacecraft would not simply ... there are also social and psychological hurdles to prolonged space travel. Such a ship must be not only a high-performance machine but also a ...

Miami, FL, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interstellar Communication Holdings ... aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:43 AM EDT on March ...