Laser-powered spacecraft are… 🛰️ During our 86th parabolic flight campaign, researchers fired a laser at ultralight graphene aerogels in zero gravity. They shot forward. Instantly. In 30 milliseconds* On Earth? Barely a flicker. In microgravity? A completely different story. No fuel. No moving parts. Just light, steering satellites and powering missions of the future. *the videos of the experiment have been slowed down 10 times. 📹 @europeanspaceagency 🎞️ @gettyimages; Pleione Energy; ESA; @airzerog; @ulbruxelles / @khalifauniversity; Advanced Materials Technologies; ESA/ULB/ Khalifa University 📸 ESA/ULB/ Khalifa University