Does solar wind behave like terrestrial wind?

Question

For example, if you had a spacecraft with a solar sail, could you “beat” a course starward? Or, are you forever doomed to sail outwards from the Sun?

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Answer 1

The wind works similarly, but without water you can only ever get force with some component away from the sun. That’s fine, though, because you’re in orbit, so a force with some “away” component can slow you down and therefore allow gravity to drop you down.