Solar sail technology is very close to becoming an engineering reality and it will soon be used in the exploration of the solar system and beyond. This fascinating book provides an accessible introduction to solar sails and details how they work and what they will be used for in the exploration of space. It also examines current plans for solar sails and how advanced technology, such as nanotechnology, might enhance their performance. Coverage shows how solar sail propulsion will make space exploration more affordable and demonstrates how access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar system will become within reach.
- ISBN10 0387344047
- ISBN13 9780387344041
- Publish Date 22 August 2008 (first published 1 January 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 September 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English