Solar Sails
A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel
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…
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Weitere Autoren: Johnson, Les / Matloff, Gregory L.
- ISBN: 978-1-4939-0941-4
- EAN: 9781493909414
- Produktnummer: 18251141
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 277 S.
- Originaltitel: Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 16'472 KB
- Auflage: 2nd ed. 2015
- Abbildungen: 50 schwarz-weiße und 39 farbige Abbildungen, 2 schwarz-weiße Tabellen, Bibliographie
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