Sentence examples for minimum solar sail from inspiring English sources

For a given pair of orbital parameters, the orbital period and the perihelion distance, it is possible to find the minimum solar sail characteristic acceleration required to fulfil a double angular momentum reversal trajectory.

The minimum foil thickness that provides the maximum reflectivity and absorption for a solar sail material is found and its dependence on temperature and on wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum of solar radiation is investigated.

Davis points out that solar sail researchers await such powerful lasers to propel solar sails beyond the inner solar system.

The proposed method further enhances the control of solar sails without creating any additional complications in the solar sail design.

Two different 20-m solar sail systems were produced.

In principle, a solar sail can do anything a regular sail can do, like tacking.

The design is called "European Sail Tower SPS" and consists mainly of deployable sail-like structures derived from the ongoing DLR/ESA solar sail technology development activity.

The solar sail can be stabilized in the orbit by design of the spinning rate and the sail structure.

Setting Sail in Space: A new solar sail, the largest yet, will be launched by NASA in 2014.

An electric solar sail (E-sail) is a recent propellantless propulsion concept for a direct exploration of the Solar System.

An alternative is a solar sail, which uses the force of solar radiation pressure to accelerate.