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Galactic News

Sunday August 11, 2002
What is the purpose...

This report comes from the Official Star Wars Site!
Answered by: Doug Chiang

What is the purpose of the large sails on Count Dooku's ship? There's no wind in space.

They are solar sails. NASA has been experimenting with this idea for decades. It is a concept based on real science. The idea is that the solar wind energy from a star could be caught by large sails to push spacecraft through interstellar space.

 

Posted: by Jedi Power