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Great. Thanks ehild. This then means that the velocity at any distance r from the sun of a spacecraft traveling radially outward, acted upon by gravity and radiation pressure is given by v=√(2(B-A)/rm) But this implies that for very large r, then the velocity will be small. But if it has...

It sort of is a coursework question, BruceW. Anyway, I agree with you, Filip on the value of 1.5g/m^2 (unless the area of the sail is enormous, in which case it can, in theory, take any value). This is where I am confused, as we are supposed to answer the question: "...the spacecraft is...

Homework Statement Hi, I'm trying to work out the following equation that I have made for myself, based on the following information: An object of mass m is traveling from a point r_0. The object has two forces acting on it, both of which are inversely proportional to the square of the...