Overview
- The first comprehensive account of solar sailing
- Ideal as an introduction, but treats the subject at a high technical level
- Emphasis on solar sail orbital dynamics and solar radiation pressure
- Solar sailing represents one of the few possibilities for travel to the nearby stars in a lifetime!
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Astronomy and Planetary Sciences (ASTRONOMY)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Solar Sailing
Book Subtitle: Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications
Authors: Colin Robert McInnes
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3992-8
Publisher: Springer London
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-3992-8Published: 27 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 296
Number of Illustrations: 115 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles