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Solar Sails

A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel

Giovanni Vulpetti; Les Johnson; Gregory L. Matloff

978-1-4939-0941-4

2015
Edition 2
- Presents details of space-vehicle propulsion (solar sailing), operations of systems that may use sunlight or solar wind and design and construction of these vehicles
- Updated with 35% new material from the first edition, including approximately 40 new figures and three new chapters dedicated to the historical missions operated by Japan and the USA
- Written at a level for the general population but interspersed with areas of more technical explanation at an undergraduate level, as was done in the first edition and reviewed as, “By using common nomenclature, the book easily conveys the necessary scientific elements to both a generalist and a space enthusiast” (Mark Mortimer, Universe Today, March, 2009)
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
€90

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