Question: 1 ) A 1 0 0 0 W / m ^ 2 beam of light is shone on a 1 0 0 0 m 2

1) A 1000 W/m^2 beam of light is shone on a 1000 m2 perfect blackbody light-sail of
a small spacecraft with total mass 100 grams that is initially ata velocity of 0.5 c. What
is the velocity of the spacecraft 1000 seconds after the beam of light begins hitting the
sail?
2) For the light sail in question 1, assume that in steady state the energy input from
the light beam is approximately equal to the energy emission from black body radiation.
What temperature would the light sail stabilize at?

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