Solar sails a novel approach to interplanetary travel /

Solar sailing is a topic of growing popular and media interest. Solar sail propulsion will make space exploration more affordable and offer access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar system that are currently beyond our reach. This book describes solar sails, how they work and what they wi...

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Main Author: Vulpetti, Giovanni.
Other Authors: Johnson, Les, Matloff, Gregory L., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : [Chichester, UK] : Copernicus Books ; in association with Praxis Pub., ©2008.
New York : [Chichester, UK] : [2008]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 253 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
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