As such, Starshot will differ from solar sail projects such as NASA's, which would rely on sunlight and therefore be much slower.
However, Prof Loeb said the latest developments paved the way for the spaceships of the future, and potentially, interplanetary travel.
He told Express.co.uk: "It is a significant step forward to realising the Light Sail technology for launching payloads into space more cheaply than with chemical propellants.
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Coronavirus Fears Have NASA Urging Space Fans To Stay Home : NPR
An arist's depiction of SpaceX's Crew Dragon, which is set to take NASA astronauts to the International Space Station May 27. SpaceX hide caption
Because of the coronavirus, NASA's top official is asking space fans not to travel to Florida later this month to watch astronauts blast off from American soil for the first time since the retirement of the space shuttles in 2011.
"When we look back to the space shuttle launches, we had hundreds of thousands of people that would descend on the Kennedy Space Center," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a pre-flight briefing. But, he noted, now is unfortunately not a good time for people to gather in large crowds.
Space odyssey: 40 of the most important events in cosmic exploration
24/7 Tempo has compiled a list of the coolest and most unforgettable moments in space exploration after reviewing material from NASA , news articles from decades ago and information from the National Archives and Records Administration .
The Space Age paralleled the Cold War, and when the Soviet Union succeeded in launching Sputnik into space in 1957, it was seen as much a threat to U.S. national security as a scientific triumph. Sputnik's success was the starting gun of the space race that put the prestige of nations on the line.
Virgin Galactic: YOU could soon go to space after Virgin completes monumental milestone | Science
More test flights are needed before it is able to make its business offerings open to the general public.
Virgin Galactic hopes to take paying customers to the edge of space, where they will be able to experience zero gravity as well as a stunning view of Earth.
To achieve such a feat in these challenging times was even more astonishing, according to Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides.
He said: "I am grateful for the commitment displayed by everyone involved, not only in helping to support relief efforts in both New Mexico and California, but also for the dedication and creativity which will allow us to continue safely towards our goal of commercial launch."
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Oxwash bags $1.7M for a cleaner spin on laundry – TechCrunch
Oxwash , a UK-based laundry startup that’s aiming to disrupt traditional but environmentally costly washing and dry-cleaning processes by using ozone to sterilize fabrics at lower temperatures, along with electric cargo bikes for hyper local pick ups and deliveries, has bagged a £1.4 million (~$1.7M) seed.
Prior to this, Oxwash was working with a £300k pre-seed round — which it used to fund building its first washing hubs (which it calls “Lagoons”) and to test its reengineered washing process.
The International Space station's Surface Microbial Profile Resembles Skin Of Its Crew Members -
An astronaut dons gloves before starting to collect samples from an International Space Station environmental surface. Photo courtesy of NASA
A study conducted by a team of national laboratory and NASA researchers has found that the environment of the International Space Station is affected by the microbial composition of the astronauts themselves.
The five-year research effort represents the first study to compare the space station's environmental microbial profile (or microbiome) to an astronaut's microbiome using metagenomic DNA sequencing techniques.
Space firms of Musk, Bezos land contracts to build NASA's astronaut moon lander - CNA
HAWTHORNE, California: NASA on Thursday (Apr 30) selected space firms SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to build lunar landing systems that can carry astronauts to the moon by 2024, the White House's accelerated deadline under the space agency's moon-to-Mars campaign.
The three companies, which include firms of tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, will share US$967 million from NASA, though specific amounts each company will receive were not immediately known.
IBM engineer chases big dreams of space - Business - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX
Growing up, IBM engineer Naeem Altaf remembers sleeping on the roof of his house in Pakistan and looking up at the stars.
Altaf said he and his family did not have luxuries like air conditioning, and would sleep on the roof during hotter days. Despite the discomfort, Altaf said he kept his mind busy by thinking about the wonders of space.
"When you’re sleeping on the roof and you’re looking at the sky and you’re seeing these amazing things, you think, ‘if this is so amazing, what will heaven be like?’" Altaf said.
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