Solar Sails A Novel Approach To Interplanetary Travel /

• Main Authors: Vulpetti, Giovanni (Author), Johnson, Les (Author), Matloff, Gregory L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Popular works.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science, general.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

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...