Solar Sails

Author : Giovanni Vulpetti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387685006
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solar Sails written by Giovanni Vulpetti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solar sail technology is very close to becoming an engineering reality and it will soon be used in the exploration of the solar system and beyond. This fascinating book provides an accessible introduction to solar sails and details how they work and what they will be used for in the exploration of space. It also examines current plans for solar sails and how advanced technology, such as nanotechnology, might enhance their performance. Coverage shows how solar sail propulsion will make space exploration more affordable and demonstrates how access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar system will become within reach.

Author : Colin R. McInnes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447139925
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solar Sailing written by Colin R. McInnes and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solar sailing - using the sun as a propellant - offers the possibility of low-cost long-distance missions that are impossible with conventional spacecraft. This first comprehensive book on this propulsion method provides a detailed account of solar sailing, at a high technical level, but in a way accessible to the scientifically informed layperson. 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.

Author : Giovanni Vulpetti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 149390941X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solar Sails written by Giovanni Vulpetti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reality of sunlight-based sailing in space began in May 2010, and solar sail technology and science have continued to evolve rapidly through new space missions. Using the power of the Sun's light for regular travel propulsion will be the next major leap forward in our journey to other worlds. This book is the second edition of the fascinating explanation of solar sails, how they work and how they will be used in the exploration of space. Updated with 35% new material, this second edition includes three new chapters on missions operated by Japan and the US, as well as projects that are in progress. The remainder of the book describes the heritage of exploration in water-borne sailing ships and the evolution to space-vehicle propulsion; as well as nuclear, solar-electric, nuclear-electric and antimatter rocket devices. It also discusses various sail systems that may use either sunlight or solar wind, and the design, fabrication and steering challenges associated with solar sails. The first edition was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews, and deemed “a title that needs to be on your shelf if you’re seriously interested in the next step as we move beyond rocketry" (Centauri Dreams, September 2008). Written with a mixed approach, this book appeals to both the general public as well as those with a more scientifically technical background.

Author : Louis Friedman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Starsailing written by Louis Friedman and published by . This book was released on 1988-01-18 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis Friedman, Executive Director of the Planetary Society, presents the first comprehensive look at the science and history behind solar sailing and other designs for space travel. Serious science readers and space buffs alike will be fascinated by designs for the square sail, disk sail, and the heliogyro (which features flexible sails many kilometers long). Friedman compares solar sailing to other proposed propulsion sytems such as ion drives and laser propulsion, and takes an insider's look at the million-dollar JPL project of the late '70s, which was the first attempt at a working model. Illustrated.

Author : Giovanni Vulpetti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400747772
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fast Solar Sailing written by Giovanni Vulpetti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The range of solar sailing is very vast; it is a fully in-space means of propulsion that should allow us to accomplish various mission classes that are literally impossible using rocket propulsion, no matter if nuclear or electric. Fast and very fast solar sailings are special classes of sailcraft missions, initially developed only in the first half of the 1990s and still evolving, especially after the latest advances in nanotechnology. This book describes how to plan, compute and optimize the trajectories of sailcraft with speeds considerably higher than 100 km/s; such sailcraft would be able to explore the outer heliosphere, the near interstellar medium and the solar gravitational lens (550-800 astronomical units) in times significantly shorter than the span of an average career (~ 35 years), just to cite a few examples. The scientific interest in this type of exploration is huge.

Author : Malcolm Macdonald
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642349072
Total Pages : 980 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Solar Sailing written by Malcolm Macdonald and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Holly Duhig
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1538214911
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solar Sails written by Holly Duhig and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solar sails use the sun’s energy to fly spacecraft, or “flight by light.” It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. In fact, it is, first being mentioned in Jules Verne’s From Earth to the Moon in 1865. It's been used as a way for characters to travel through space in many other books and movies, including Tron in 1985. Today, solar sails are a reality, and readers learn how their technology works as well as how successful trials with solar sail apparatuses have been. Could light energy be the best way to move through space in the future? Readers find out for themselves.

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Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
ISBN 13 : 1425883885
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy Inquiry Card--Solar Sails written by and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elaborate on the concept of energy using this science inquiry card and lesson. Using vibrant, engaging images for science exploration allows all students to make connections and relate science concepts to new situations.

Author : Louis Friedman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Starsailing written by Louis Friedman and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis Friedman, Executive Director of the Planetary Society, presents the first comprehensive look at the science and history behind solar sailing and other designs for space travel. Serious science readers and space buffs alike will be fascinated by designs for the square sail, disk sail, and the heliogyro (which features flexible sails many kilometers long). Friedman compares solar sailing to other proposed propulsion sytems such as ion drives and laser propulsion, and takes an insider's look at the million-dollar JPL project of the late '70s, which was the first attempt at a working model. Illustrated.

Author : Arthur Charles Clarke
Publisher : New Amer Library
ISBN 13 : 9780451450029
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Solar Sail written by Arthur Charles Clarke and published by New Amer Library. This book was released on 1990 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on Clarke's concept of solar sailing, this anthology of tales and essays features the work of such authors as Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and Poul Anderson