/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15427309
Solar sail research has have shown that structure mass used deploying large blankets is very low, in addition cells that allow or disallow light through them when a current is applied can be used to attitude control which removes the need RCS and thus saves a bunch of mass.
>>15427318
The efficiency is high for thin-film but there is plenty of existing paper thin solar cells demonstrating these are reasonable assumptions for near future technology. I don't see why you would try to pretend like Lucy's panels are as good as it can get