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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Keywords
- Laser-driven light sails
- Solar radiation pressure
- Solar sail design
- Solar sail orbital dynamics
About this book
Solar sailing offers the possibility of low-cost long-distance missions, impossible for any other type of conventional spacecraft. The book provides a detailed account of solar sailing, at a high technical level but in a way accessible to the scientifically informed layman. Solar sail orbital dynamics and solar radiation pressure form the foundations of the book, but the engineering design of solar sails is also considered, along with potential mission applications. This book introduces the subject and at the same time provides a technical reference source.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Solar Sailing
Book Subtitle: Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications
Authors: Colin R. McInnes
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-21062-7Published: 20 February 2004
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 296
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK