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 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. TOC:Introduction to Solar Sailing.- Solar Radiation Pressure.- Solar Sail Design.- Solar Sail Orbital Dynamics.- Non-Keplerian Orbits.- Mission Application Case Studies.- Laser-driven Light Sails.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783540210627 ; 3540210628
• Dimensions: 25 cm
• Extent: XXV, 296 S.
• Edition: Reprinted and reissued 2004
• Language: Deutsch
• Notes: Ill., graph. Darst. ; Literaturangaben

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau
• Keyword: Sonnensegel

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): London, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Hong Kong, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, Chichester, UK
• (who): Springer, Praxis Publ.
• (when): 2004
• Creator: McInnes, Colin Robert

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/970164211/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.06.2025, 1:40 PM CEST