Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
© 2004
Solar Sailing
Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications
Authors: McInnes, Colin R.
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- About this book
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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
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Solar Sailing
- Book Subtitle
- Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications
- Authors
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- Colin R. McInnes
- Series Title
- Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
- Copyright
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-21062-7
- Series ISSN
- 2366-0082
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIX, 296
- Additional Information
- Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
- Topics
