Fast solar sailing : astrodynamics of special sailcraft trajectories

The range of solar sailing is very vast; it is a fully in-space means of propellantless propulsion that should allow us to accomplish various mission classes that are unviable using near or medium-term rocket propulsion, no matter if nuclear or electric. Fast and very fast solar sailings are special...

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Autor principal: Vulpetti, Giovanni
Format: Livre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicat: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Edició:1st ed. 2013.
Col·lecció:Space Technology Library 30
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Edition sous un autre format:• Fast Solar Sailing, astrodynamics of special sailcraft trajectories, Giovanni Vulpetti, Dordrecht, Springer, 2013, 1 vol. (XXIX-405 p.), Space Technology Library, 978-94-007-4776-0
• Fast Solar Sailing, Texte imprimé, 9789400747784
• Fast Solar Sailing, Texte imprimé, 9789401781961
Taula de continguts:
  • Part I A Review of Rocket Spacecraft Trajectories 1 Some General Rocket Features Part II Sailing in Space Environment 2 The Sun as Power Source for Spaceflight 3 Sailcraft Concepts 4 Solar Sails in Interplanetary Environment Part III Sailcraft Trajectories 5 Fundamentals of Sailcraft Trajectory 6 Modeling Light-Induced Thrust 7 The Theory of Fast Solar Sailing Part IV Advanced Aspects 8 Approach to SPS Trajectory Optimization 9 Advanced Features in Solar-Photon Sailing References Index