Rocheworld (1985), also known as The Flight of the Dragonfly (1984) is a science fiction novel by Robert Forward in which he uses a light sail propulsion system to set the crew on an interstellar mission. The spaceship and crew of 20 have to travel 5.9 light-years (ca. 34 trillion miles; ca. 56 trillion km) to the double planet that orbits Barnard's Star, which they call Rocheworld. Its sequels include Return to Rocheworld, Marooned on Eden, Ocean Under the Ice, and Rescued from Paradise

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  • Rocheworld (1985), also known as The Flight of the Dragonfly (1984) is a science fiction novel by Robert Forward in which he uses a light sail propulsion system to set the crew on an interstellar mission. The spaceship and crew of 20 have to travel 5.9 light-years (ca. 34 trillion miles; ca. 56 trillion km) to the double planet that orbits Barnard's Star, which they call Rocheworld. Its sequels include Return to Rocheworld, Marooned on Eden, Ocean Under the Ice, and Rescued from Paradise
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  • Rocheworld (1985), also known as The Flight of the Dragonfly (1984) is a science fiction novel by Robert Forward in which he uses a light sail propulsion system to set the crew on an interstellar mission. The spaceship and crew of 20 have to travel 5.9 light-years (ca. 34 trillion miles; ca. 56 trillion km) to the double planet that orbits Barnard's Star, which they call Rocheworld. Its sequels include Return to Rocheworld, Marooned on Eden, Ocean Under the Ice, and Rescued from Paradise
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