Solar Sails

A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel

Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2010 | 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-2231-1 (ISBN)

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Solar Sails

Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff

2014

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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.

Space Engines Past and Present.- An Historical Introduction to Space Propulsion.- The Rocket: How It Works in Space.- Rocket Problems and Limitations.- Non-Rocket In-Space Propulsion.- The Solar-Sail Option: From the Oceans to Space.- Space Missions by Sail.- Principles of Space Sailing.- What Is a Space Sailcraft?.- Sails Versus Rockets.- Exploring and Developing Space by Sailcraft.- Riding a Beam of Light.- Construction of Sailcraf.- Designing a Solar Sail.- Building a Sailcraft.- Progress to Date.- Future Plans.- Space Sailing: Some Technical Aspects.- Space Sources of Light.- Modeling Thrust from Electromagnetic Radiation Pressure.- Sailcraft Trajectories.- Sails in the Space Environment.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2010
Zusatzinfo	76 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	234 x 156 mm
Gewicht	433 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	1-4419-2231-8 / 1441922318
ISBN-13	978-1-4419-2231-1 / 9781441922311
Zustand	Neuware