Solar Sailing. Springer Praxis Books

Seitenzahl:

296

Gewicht:

796 g

Auflage:

1st ed. 2nd printing.

Erschienen bei:

Springer

Kurzbeschreibung

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.

Beschreibung

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.

Mehr über...

Mehr über:  Energietechnik / Solartechnik, Antrieb (technisch), Astronautik, Raumfahrt, Sonnenenergie, Solartechnik, Mondlandung, Raumschiff - Raumstation ( Raumfahrt ), Raumstation ( Raumfahrt - Raumschiff ), Raumfahrt - Raumschiff - Raumstation, Solarenergie, Solarhaus, Solar radiation pressure, Solar sail design, Solar sail orbital dynamics, Laser-driven light sails

Mehr von: 

Mehr von:  Colin R. McInnes, Springer