Data clippers set sail to enhance future planetary missions
"A new golden age of sailing may be about to begin – in space. Future missions to explore the outer planets could employ fleets of 'data-clippers', manoeuvrable spacecraft equipped with solar sails, to ship vast quantities of scientific data to back Earth." A sort of early ACCELERANDO vibe.
Data clippers set sail to enhance future planetary missions
http://www.physorg.com/news204292627.html
[thx Wrren Ellis]