Solar Sails A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel /

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Solar sailing is a topic of growing popular and media interest. Solar sail propulsion will make space exploration more affordable and offer access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar system that are currently beyond our reach. This book describes solar sails, how they work and what they wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Vulpetti, Giovanni (Autor), Johnson, Les (Autor), Matloff, Greg (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Temas:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Science.
Mathematics.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Physical Sciences.
Mathematics and Computing.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Space Engines Past and Present
  • An Historical Introduction to Space Propulsion
  • The Rocket: How It Works in Space
  • Rocket Problems and Limitations
  • Non-Rocket In-Space Propulsion
  • The Solar-Sail Option: From the Oceans to Space
  • Space Missions by Sail
  • Principles of Space Sailing
  • What Is a Space Sailcraft?
  • Sails Versus Rockets
  • Exploring and Developing Space by Sailcraft
  • Riding a Beam of Light
  • Construction of Sailcraf
  • Designing a Solar Sail
  • Building a Sailcraft
  • Progress to Date
  • Future Plans
  • Space Sailing: Some Technical Aspects
  • Space Sources of Light
  • Modeling Thrust from Electromagnetic Radiation Pressure
  • Sailcraft Trajectories
  • Sails in the Space Environment.

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