Solar Sails

Solar Sails
Author :
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 256
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780387685007
ISBN-13 : 0387685006
Rating : 4/5 (006 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Solar Sails by : Giovanni Vulpetti

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.


Solar Sails Related Books

Solar Sails
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Giovanni Vulpetti
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-05 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 fascinat
Solar Sailing
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Colin R. McInnes
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-27 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Solar sailing - using the sun as a propellant - offers the possibility of low-cost long-distance missions that are impossible with conventional spacecraft. This
Starsailing
Language: en
Pages: 164
Authors: Louis Friedman
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988-01-18 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Louis Friedman, Executive Director of the Planetary Society, presents the first comprehensive look at the science and history behind solar sailing and other des
Solar Sails
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: Giovanni Vulpetti
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-11-05 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 missi
Project Solar Sail
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: David Brin
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-05-28 - Publisher: Fantastic Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

SAILING THE SEA OF OUTER SPACE! Arthur C. Clarke's "Sunjammer" updated an ancient dream, taking millions of readers on a sailing regatta in space. His stirring