{"id":202348,"date":"2025-04-19T02:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=836329"},"modified":"2025-04-19T02:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:47:21","slug":"concept-demonstration-of-directed-energy-propulsion-with-metasurface-lightsails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=202348","title":{"rendered":"Concept Demonstration of Directed Energy Propulsion with Metasurface Lightsails"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">1 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ecf-2024-quadchart-ilic.pdf?emrc=7a41a6\">ECF 2024 Quadchart Ilic.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ognjen Ilic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>University of Minnesota<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This effort will aim to demonstrate the feasibility of directed-energy propulsion through a combination of computational simulations and prototype testing. The project will model the interactions between lightsail material and a laser beam that can be pointed at the sail to propel the spacecraft. The results of the modeling will be used to fabricate an optimized sail for testing with a 30W laser. 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