Solar sailing : technology, dynamics, and mission applications /
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 dynami...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Springer,
[1999]
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| Series: | Springer-Praxis series in space science and technology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | "Published in association with Praxis Publishing, Chichester, UK." Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 296 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781447139928 (electronic bk.) 1447139925 (electronic bk.) |