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Excerpts from solar sail concepts and applications
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Yen, Chen-Wan Sauer, Carl Wright, Jerome |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | This paper excerpts material applicable to Mars missions from an earlier study covering a broader range of applications of solar sails. The basic principles of solar sail operation are provided, and the implications on trajectories and missions ate discussed briefly. Concepts of solar sails and interplanetary vehicles are described and discussed. Some of the important solar sail material considerations are presented and some selections criteria are provided. |
| File Size | 475875 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870008303 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7vm94m19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronautics (general) Solar Sails Interplanetary Spacecraft Mission Planning Trajectory Analysis Solar Wind Interplanetary Flight Spacecraft Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
