I think the Song "Dragonfly" is about a solar sail space yacht race, along the line of Arthur C. Clarke’s short story “Sunjammer”. The gossamer wings of a dragonfly resemble one possible configuration of the sails of a solar sail space craft. The title may also have been inspired by the Sci-Fi novel “The Flight of the Dragonfly (Rocheworld)” by Robert Forward, about a light sail spacecraft "Prometheus" trip to explore the Barnard's Star system.
Also see the NASA proposed Sunjammer program.
I think the Song "Dragonfly" is about a solar sail space yacht race, along the line of Arthur C. Clarke’s short story “Sunjammer”. The gossamer wings of a dragonfly resemble one possible configuration of the sails of a solar sail space craft. The title may also have been inspired by the Sci-Fi novel “The Flight of the Dragonfly (Rocheworld)” by Robert Forward, about a light sail spacecraft "Prometheus" trip to explore the Barnard's Star system. Also see the NASA proposed Sunjammer program.