Solar Sailing: Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications

Solar Sailing: Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications
ISBN-10
3540210628
ISBN-13
9783540210627
Series
Solar Sailing
Category
Science
Pages
296
Language
English
Published
2004-02-20
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Colin R. McInnes

Description

Solar sailing offers the possibility of low-cost long-distance missions, impossible for any other type of conventional spacecraft. The book provides a detailed account of solar sailing, at a high technical level but in a way accessible to the scientifically informed layman. 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. This book introduces the subject and at the same time provides a technical reference source.

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