Fast Solar Sailing Astrodynamics of Special Sailcraft Trajectories /

• Main Author: Vulpetti, Giovanni (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Space Technology Library ; 30
• Subjects: Engineering.; Physics.; Space sciences.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Numerical and Computational Physics.

The range of solar sailing is very vast; it is a fully in-space means of propellantless propulsion that should allow us to accomplish various mission classes that are unviable using near or medium-term rocket propulsion, no matter if nuclear or electric. Fast and very fast solar sailings are special...

Table of Contents:

• Part I A Review of Rocket Spacecraft Trajectories
• 1 Some General Rocket Features
• Part II Sailing in Space Environment
• 2 The Sun as Power Source for Spaceflight
• 3 Sailcraft Concepts
• 4 Solar Sails in Interplanetary Environment
• Part III Sailcraft Trajectories
• 5 Fundamentals of Sailcraft Trajectory
• 6 Modeling Light-Induced Thrust
• 7 The Theory of Fast Solar Sailing
• Part IV Advanced Aspects
• 8 Approach to SPS Trajectory Optimization
• 9 Advanced Features in Solar-Photon Sailing
• References
• Index.