SPACE1 Electromagnetic & Particle Dynamics Radiation Power Spacecraft
The design of a different type of lightsail spacecraft is being examined by SPACE1 Industries, for a future method of transportation.
The sail is driven by the concentrated focus of a bright source of radiation particle waves impinging on the spacecraft sail. The sail is made of a special material on one side designed to repel radiation. After a time of impingement, the craft can approach light speed and make journeys to distant planets and solar systems. Several types of radiation are being examined - the radiation from the sun, supernova, interstellar, planetary (Jupiter) and cosmic.
