Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 18 minutes ago
NASA researchers are working on a concept to use solar sail technology to get to Neptune and Uranus in a fraction of the time that it would take with current propulsion technology. Using the power of the Sun, the concept called SCOPE — short for ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration — could help us unlock the secrets of the scarcely visited ice giants in our outer solar system.
NASA 360 takes a look at the NASA Innovative Advanced Concept (NIAC) that could help us learn more about Neptune and Uranus. To learn more visit: go.nasa.gov/45pzBRI
To watch the in-depth presentation about this topic please visit the 2022 NIAC Symposium Vimeo site: vimeo.com/showcase/11002809/video/912877817#t=6900s
To learn more about NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program visit: nasa.gov/niac
This video represents a research study within the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. NIAC is a visionary and far-reaching aerospace program, one that has the potential to create breakthrough technologies for possible future space missions. However, such early-stage technology developments may never become actual NASA missions.
Credit: NASA
#SolarSails #NIAC #NASA
NASA researchers are working on a concept to use solar sail technology to get to Neptune and Uranus in a fraction of the time that it would take with current propulsion technology. Using the power of the Sun, the concept called SCOPE — short for ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration — could help us unlock the secrets of the scarcely visited ice giants in our outer solar system.
NASA 360 takes a look at the NASA Innovative Advanced Concept (NIAC) that could help us learn more about Neptune and Uranus. To learn more visit: go.nasa.gov/45pzBRI
To watch the in-depth presentation about this topic please visit the 2022 NIAC Symposium Vimeo site: vimeo.com/showcase/11002809/video/912877817#t=6900s
To learn more about NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program visit: nasa.gov/niac
This video represents a research study within the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. NIAC is a visionary and far-reaching aerospace program, one that has the potential to create breakthrough technologies for possible future space missions. However, such early-stage technology developments may never become actual NASA missions.
Credit: NASA
#SolarSails #NIAC #NASA
