The recent suggestion by Alfven (1972) of a novel means of spacecraft propulsion based upon energy extraction from the electromagnetic field of the solar wind is critically reviewed. In response to this review, the original suggestion is somewhat amplified and clarified by its author.
Electrodynamic sailing - Beating into the solar wind.
Science ; 178
08.12.1972
Sonstige
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Generic study of solar radiation and solar wind sailing
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