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Solar Sailing Colin R. McInnes

Solar Sailing By Colin R. McInnes

Solar Sailing by Colin R. McInnes


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Solar sail orbital dynamics and solar radiation pressure form the foundations of the book, but the engineering design of solar sails is also considered, along with potential mission applications.

Solar Sailing Summary

Solar Sailing: Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications by Colin R. McInnes

Solar sailing - using the sun as a propellant - offers the possibility of low-cost long-distance missions that are impossible with conventional spacecraft. This first comprehensive book on this propulsion method provides a detailed account of solar sailing, at a high technical level, but in a way accessible to the scientifically informed layperson. Solar sail orbital dynamics and solar radiation pressure form the foundations of the book, but the engineering design of solar sails is also considered, along with potential mission applications.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Solar Sailing.- Solar Radiation Pressure.- Solar Sail Design.- Solar Sail Orbital Dynamics.- Non-Keplerian Orbits.- Mission Application Case Studies.- Laser-driven Light Sails.

Additional information

NPB9783540210627
9783540210627
3540210628
Solar Sailing: Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications by Colin R. McInnes
New
Hardback
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
20040220
296
N/A
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