Light sail, er, sails....

[Zirconia]

http://www.planetary.org/press-room/lightsail/
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/lightsa...
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/soon-we-may-be-saili...

Raising its apogee by a couple of km's.

[Zirconia]

I believe that is expected for this test. Burn up that is. I assume so no debris added to the already accumulated crud surrounding the planet (without nations blowing them up to prove a point).

[Zirconia]

I was think the hull in the water bit was the reason you can tack but there is a reaction wheel on this, rotate that another way or use two sails?

[Zirconia]

Righto.


Makes note to get back into Kerbal.