annodomini2 wrote: Again interesting, would the charged particles from the solar wind be drawn into the the sail? And other matter around the spacecraft?
Just thinking if there is a need to carry mass to maintain the sail.
ETA: other than the power supply systems of course.
From what I’ve read, there will be some absorption of particles from the solar wind into the plasma sail, but not enough to make up for leakage. So, yes, there is still a need to carry mass to maintain the sail.
ETA?
