Fast Solar Sailing - Astrodynamics of Special Sailcraft Trajectories (Paperback, 2013 ed.)

The range of solar sailing is very vast; it is a fully in-space means of propulsion that should allow us to accomplish various mission classes that are literally impossible using rocket propulsion, no matter if nuclear or electric. Fast and very fast solar sailings are special classes of sailcraft missions, initially developed only in the first half of the 1990s and still evolving, especially after the latest advances in nanotechnology. This book describes how to plan, compute and optimize the trajectories of sailcraft with speeds considerably higher than 100 km/s; such sailcraft would be able to explore the outer heliosphere, the near interstellar medium and the solar gravitational lens (550-800 astronomical units) in times significantly shorter than the span of an average career (~ 35 years), just to cite a few examples. The scientific interest in this type of exploration is huge.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Space Technology Library, 30
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	2013
Authors:	Giovanni Vulpetti
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	410
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9401781961
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Aerospace & aviation technology > General Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics
LSN:	9401781966
Barcode:	9789401781961

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