NASA researchers are working on a technology that could harness the power of light and reduce the time taken to reach mars from the current five months to just three days.
Which is that technology?
The technology is known as ‘Photonic Propulsion’ system.
How it operates?
Current practice:
Currently, when a spacecraft is launched, the thrust comes from burning a chemical, such as rocket fuel. This fuel weighs down the spacecraft.
Why Photonic Propulsion is better than the old one?
The technology is known as ‘Photonic Propulsion’ system.
How it operates?
This technology uses lasers to propel the spacecrafts with giant sails. The system operates on photons particles of light to move forward.
Currently, when a spacecraft is launched, the thrust comes from burning a chemical, such as rocket fuel. This fuel weighs down the spacecraft.
Why Photonic Propulsion is better than the old one?
Current technology is an inefficient system when compared to using light or other electromagnetic radiation to accelerate objects. It is because Electromagnetic acceleration is only limited by the speed of light while chemical systems are limited to the energy of chemical processes.
No comments:
Post a Comment