Discovery

First thing come up into our mind when we’re talking about solar system maybe the Sun and everything that orbits the Sun, including the planets and their satellites; the dwarf planets, asteroids, Kuiper Belt Objects, and comets; and interplanetary dust and gas.

If one could look down on the solar system from far above the North Pole of Earth, the planets would appear to move around the Sun in a counterclockwise direction. All of the planets except Venus and Uranus, and the dwarf planet Pluto, rotate on their axes in this same direction.

But recently, Finnish Meteorological Institute has moved the development of the electric solar wind sail, electric sail propulsion might have a large impact on space research and space travel throughout the solar system.

Dr. Pekka Janhunen developed the electric solar wind sail, uses the solar wind as its thrust source and therefore needs no fuel or propellant.

“We haven’t encountered major problems in any of the technical fields thus far. This has already enabled us to start planning the first test mission,” says Dr. Pekka Janhunen.

Hopefully, the electric sail might lower the cost of all space activities and thereby, for example, help making large solar power satellites a viable option for clean electricity production.

Taken From Materials Provided By : ScienceDaily