▲ 1 ▼ How does one calculate the necessary surface area for a laser-propelled light sail for a spacecraft, so it doesn’t get shredded by the beam? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to c/askphysics@lemmy.world comment fedilink hide all child comments Edit: I assume we’d at least have to take intended acceleration and the mass of the spacecraft into account, at least, right?
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