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Solar Sail Links
Last Updated on:
06/18/2008 05:27 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.
