Shkadov thruster (English, noun)
expansion: Shkadov thruster (plural Shkadov thrusters)
Senses:
topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
glosses: A hypothetical megastructure consisting of a gargantuan statite used to redirect the radiation pressure of a star, generating a net thrust which slowly accelerates the whole system in the direction of the statite.
Forms:
form: Shkadov thrusters
tags: plural