If the line was strong enough to hold it without weighing it down.
2006-09-13 04:53:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Actually yes....in fact, there is some serious science behind it.
The 'kite' in particular is actually a solar sail. Instead of air, however, solar radiation (ie light) is the force that gives the sail 'lift'.
The more solar pressure you have to work with, the bigger the push for your sail. This force decreases with distance however...at the orbit of Jupiter, solar radiation is weak enough to be negligible.
So far, solar sails are still on the drawing board, although one attempt was made by the Planetary Society in the failed Cosmos 1 project (a rocket failure prevented it from reaching proper orbit to work).
2006-09-13 05:18:19 · answer #1 · answered by swilliamrex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Kites need the presence of air traveling at a certain velocity to provide lift. The air in the upper atmosphere is too thin, so kites would never get sufficient lift to leave the atmosphere, let alone Earth's gravity.
2006-09-13 04:57:54 · answer #2 · answered by Jazz In 10-Forward 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is because kite basically is supported against gravity and weight of the string by the air pressure. Since there is no air in space it is not possible.
2006-09-13 04:57:19 · answer #3 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As there is no air in space it is not possible to fly kite into space
2006-09-13 05:01:29 · answer #4 · answered by pragyp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a kite will float in space all by itself even without air present.
2006-09-13 05:22:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I suppose you could, technically. A kite in space wouldn't fall. It would just float there. But it wouldn't be kept up by fighting against the wind, as it has to on Earth to stay up.
2006-09-13 05:12:11 · answer #6 · answered by ChiChi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even earth or sun or solar system is a kind of kite in space. perhaps even galaxy is a kite in space. Dark matter and Dark energy are driving all these kites.
2006-09-13 07:26:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no needs air pushing against the surface of the kite to fly it.
no air in outer space exists.
2006-09-13 05:03:33 · answer #8 · answered by flowerpet56 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know much about space I never been there :)but I'm sure there isn't wind and the no gravity thing..the kite would be flying you.
2006-09-13 05:02:58 · answer #9 · answered by Missbribri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i assume this is not accessible to fly it into area. because of the fact the string has additionally weight. The farther the kite is , the heavier the string is. and at last very heavy string will pull the kite to the floor.
2016-12-18 09:38:38 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋