The 3-step DLR–ESA Gossamer road to solar sailing |
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| Authors: | U Geppert B Biering F Lura J Block M Straubel R Reinhard |
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| Institution: | 1. DLR Institute for Space Systems, System Conditioning, 12489 Berlin, Rutherfordstr. 2, Germany;2. DLR Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems, 38108 Braunschweig, Germany;3. ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, P.O. Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands;4. Astronomical Institute, University of Zielona Gora, Poland |
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| Abstract: | The 3-step Gossamer road map to solar sailing is presented that has been agreed between DLR and ESA in November 2009. The main and exclusive purpose of that project is to develop, to prove, and to demonstrate the solar sail technology as a safe and reliably manageable propulsion technique for long lasting and deep space missions. Since the development of the solar sail technology is quite a complex task, presently at the DLR implemented solar sail related research activities will be presented as well. |
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| Keywords: | Solar sailing Complex irradiation facility Light pressure measurement |
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