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.


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    Title :

    Interplanetary travel by solar sail


    Additional title:

    ARS -- J


    Contributors:
    Tsu, T.C. (author)

    Published in:

    ARS Journal ; 29 , n 6


    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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