Chapters 1 to 4 discussed the importance of the rocket propulsion in the first 50 years of spaceflight, and its limitations with respect to what space-faring nations (augmenting in number and quality) would want to accomplish in the solar system and beyond. Chapter 5 discussed the concept of sailing, first on Earth seas with conventional sailboats, then by extending the concept to space; there, the first similarities and differences between sea sailcraft and space sailcraft were emphasized. Chapter 6 detailed the principles of space sailing. Now we discuss what a space sail actually means through the great impact it can have on the design of the different systems, which is not as obvious as it might seem.
What Is a Space Sailcraft?
Solar Sails ; Kapitel : 7 ; 73-79
01.01.2008
7 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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