The electric sail - A new propulsion method which may enable fast missions to the outer solar system

JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 322-325

  Janhunen, Pekka ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electric solar wind sail; High velocity increment; Infinite specific impulse

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SOLAR WIND SAIL; HIGH VELOCITY; ITS APPLICATIONS; OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM; PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES; PROPULSION METHODS; SPECIFIC IMPULSE; TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION;

PROPULSION;

EID: 47749098858     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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