Laser pushed sails—ultrathin need reflective structures that are square meters but weight a gram. If the sails and the payload each weigh a gram, such a spacecraft could accelerate to one fifth of the ...

Both Claudio Rechhi and Avram Dorfman won their class at the 2007 Newport Regatta. That’s where most similarities end, however. Recchi, from Torino, Italy, bought his first Melges 32 last December. He ...

With the recent activity surrounding experimentation with a new Laser rig and widespread speculation, many Laser sailors are left with a flurry of questions: Will I have to shell out big bucks for a ...

Diffraction gratings could allow laser-sailing craft to hold the line. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...