TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vulpetti,Giovanni
AU  - Johnson,Les
AU  - Matloff,Gregory L.
TI  - Solar sails: a novel approach to interplanetary travel
SN  - 9780387344041 
AV  - TL783.9 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Dordrecht
PB  - Springer
KW  - 1Solar sails
N1  - 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; Principles of Space Sailing; What Is a Space Sailcraft?; Sails Versus Rockets; Exploring and Developing Space by Sailcraft; Riding a Beam of Light; Designing a Solar Sail; Building a Sailcraft; Progress to Date; Future Plans; Space Sources of Light; Modeling Thrust from Electromagnetic Radiation Pressure; Sailcraft Trajectories; Sails in the Space Environment; Online version restricted to NUS staff and students only through NUSNET
N2  - Solar sail propulsion will make space exploration more affordable and offer access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar system. This book describes solar sails and how they work. It discusses the plans for solar sails and also describes how advanced technology, such as nanotechnology, might enhance solar-sail performance
ER  -