The Ultimate Speed of a Solar-Sail-Propelled Spacecraft Is Limited by the

question 51

Multiple Choice

The ultimate speed of a solar-sail-propelled spacecraft is limited by the

• A) low energy photons that the Sun produces
• B) gravitational force of the Sun
• C) fact that the intensity of sunlight falls off rapidly with distance
• D) mass of the spacecraft

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