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Solar Sail Links
Last Updated on:
12/02/2010 05:33 AM
How Stuff Works: How Solar Sails Work: looks at how solar sails work,
takes an in-depth look at the Cosmos-1 mission, and finds out what solar-sails
mean for future space travel.
Setting Sail for the Stars: Science@NASA article about the latest
developments in solar sail technology, which could carry a spacecraft beyond the
edge of the solar system by 2018.
Solar Blade Solar Sail Project: information about the spacecraft that
utilizes reflected solar pressure as its only means of propulsion and attitude
control.
Solar Sail Homepage: provides information on spacecraft that utilize the
momentum transfer of solar photons onto large, highly reflecting sails for passive
propulsion.
Technology Planning Workshop for Space Technology 9 (ST9): exploring
topics such as solar sails, system technology for large space telescopes, and aero
capture system technology for planetary missions. Sponsored by NASA's New
Millennium Program.
