Overview
- Gives a rapid snap-shot of the state-of-the art of solar sail technology across the globe, capturing flight programs, technology development programs and new technology and application concepts
- Presents contributions from all of the leading figures in the field, including NASA, JAXA, ESA & DLR as well as university and industry experts
- Provides a unique reference point for the solar sail technology
- Includes key contributions from the prospective users of solar sail technology, which will allow the technology to be considered by the user in this unique context
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Astronautical Engineering (ASTROENG)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Solar Sailing
Editors: Malcolm Macdonald
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34907-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-34906-5Published: 11 September 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51204-3Published: 04 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-34907-2Published: 03 February 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 980
Number of Illustrations: 383 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Optical and Electronic Materials