Solar Sails A Novel Approach To Interplanetary Travel /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Vulpetti, Giovanni (Συγγραφέας), Johnson, Les (Συγγραφέας), Matloff, Gregory L. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.