- 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
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- About this book
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This book presents the best contributions of the the Third International Symposium on Solar Sailing Glasgow, 11 – 13 June 2013. It is a rapid snap-shot of the state-of-the art of solar sail technology in 2013 across the globe, capturing flight programs, technology development programs and new technology and application concepts. The book contains contributions from all of the leading figures in the field, including NASA, JAXA, ESA & DLR as well as university and industry experts. It therefore provides a unique reference point for the solar sail technology. The book also 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.
- Table of contents (58 chapters)
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An Overview of Solar Sail Related Activities at JAXA
Pages 3-14
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An Overview of Solar Sail Propulsion within NASA
Pages 15-23
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Overview of IKAROS Mission
Pages 25-43
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How IKAROS Shape is Designed: Attitude Stability of Spinning Solar Sail
Pages 45-56
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Evaluation of Sail Mechanics of IKAROS on its Slow-Spin and Reverse-Spin Operation
Pages 57-74
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Table of contents (58 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Advances in Solar Sailing
- Editors
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- Malcolm Macdonald
- Series Title
- Astronautical Engineering
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-34907-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-34907-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-34906-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-51204-3
- Series ISSN
- 2365-9599
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIV, 980
- Number of Illustrations
- 383 illustrations in colour
- Topics
