Characteristics of solar sail deriving its propulsive force from pressure due to sun's light falling on sail, such as aluminum foil or thin plastic sheet silvered or aluminized; equations of motion solved, sail tilt angle optimized, time of travel computed, and performance compared with that of chemical rocket and ionic propulsion systems; graphs showing sail settings for trip to Venus and Mars.
Interplanetary travel by solar sail
ARS -- J
ARS Journal ; 29 , n 6
1959
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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