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Originally Posted by carambola
what if the solar was only used to maintain speed while in the air and another fuel was used for takeoff?
a solar powered glider kinda thing
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RATO - and keep a couple extra on board in case of a downdraft.
My first reaction to this story was how cool of an engineering problem it was. My feelers aren't always out looking for something to politicize so I didn't notice the NASA on the side. But this is a project best left to private tinkerers. NASA is getting like the NEA - tax money looking for somewhere to be spent. I think NASA needs to have it's budget cut.