The slingshot, called TARS, could in theory accelerate a small spacecraft up to 620 miles per second. Reaching interstellar space could be far simpler than we thought, thanks to a new idea called TARS ...
Reaching interstellar space could be far simpler than we thought, thanks to a new idea called TARS, or "Torqued Accelerator using Radiation from the Sun." It's essentially a solar-powered centrifuge ...