Vulpetti, Giovanni
Solar Sails
I. Space Engines Past and Present
1. An Historical Introduction to Space Propulsion
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
2. The Rocket: How It Works in Space
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
3. Rocket Problems and Limitations
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
4. Non-Rocket In-Space Propulsion
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
5. The Solar-Sail Option: From the Oceans to Space
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
II. Space Missions by Sail
6. Principles of Space Sailing
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
7. What Is a Space Sailcraft?
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
8. Sails Versus Rockets
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
9. Exploring and Developing Space by Sailcraft
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
10. Riding a Beam of Light
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
III. Construction of Sailcraf
11. Designing a Solar Sail
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
12. Building a Sailcraft
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
13. Progress to Date
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
14. Future Plans
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
IV. Space Sailing: Some Technical Aspects
15. Space Sources of Light
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
16. Modeling Thrust from Electromagnetic Radiation Pressure
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
17. Sailcraft Trajectories
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
18. Sails in the Space Environment
Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff
Avainsanat: Engineering, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology, Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
- Tekijä(t)
- Vulpetti, Giovanni
- Johnson, Les
- Matloff, Gregory L.
- Julkaisija
- Springer
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2008
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sivumäärä
- 268 sivua
- Kategoria
- Tekniikka, energia, liikenne
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780387685007