dc.contributor.author |
Wilcox, Brian H. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-03-18T21:34:37Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-03-18T21:34:37Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012-03-03 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
2012 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 3-10, 2012 |
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dc.identifier.clearanceno |
12-0469 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2014/45007 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Solar sails have long been known to be an attractive method of propulsion in the inner solar system if the areal density of the overall spacecraft (S/C) could be reduced to ~10 g/m². It has also long been recognized that the figure (precise shape) of useful solar sails needs to be reasonably good, so that the reflected light goes mostly in the desired direction. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
NASA/JPL |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012 |
en_US |
dc.subject |
In-space Propulsion |
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dc.title |
Hybrids of solar sail, solar electric, and solar thermal propulsion for solar-system exploration |
en_US |
dc.type |
Preprint |
en_US |