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... '''Page ''' - 255-260 '''Year''' - 2012 '''Keywords''' - Solar Sail, Laser/Maser Sail, interstellar propulsion '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2012.65.255 '''Number of Pages''' - 6 Abstract The light sail, which is pushed through space by momentum exchange ... law and allow higher interstellar cruise velocities, if beam aim and collimation can be maintained over trillion-kilometer distances. This paper reviews progress on interstellar light sailing, discusses combination with other interstellar propulsion modes, and ...

... solar-photon-sail materials is a worthy goal. A review of previous research on partially transmissive metallic sail films for interstellar application reveals that various parameters influence maximum interstellar cruise velocity for given sail materials and thickness. First-order effects are principally due to maximum operational temperature. The square roots of sail ...

... greatly overestimating the potential performance of perforated solar sails, an analysis is presented here demonstrating as rigorously as possible the performance of such sails in interstellar transport. A historical review of the optical ... solar sails are not a "magic bullet" allowing for interstellar travel velocities in excess of 0.01c, but they do compare favorably in performance to the best possible hyperthin metallic-sheet sails. '''To ...

... sails, hollow-body solar sails, interstellar travel '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2006.59.349 '''Number of Pages''' - 6 Abstract Strobl's 1989 hollow-body solar-sail concept is reexamined for the case of a beryllium sail and hydrogen fill gas. Sail kinematics, structure, and thermal aspects are considered. It is ...

... Interplanetary Society for Volume 65 65 '''Page ''' - 114-118 '''Year''' - 2012 '''Keywords''' - World ships, interstellar travel, solar sails '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2012.65.114 '''Number of Pages''' - 5 Abstract The World Ship ... star as possible. Because the sail and associated structure can be wound around the habitat while not in use, it represents the only known ultimately feasible interstellar propulsion system that can be ...

... Society for Volume 59 59 '''Page ''' - 59-62 '''Year''' - 2006 '''Keywords''' - Heliopause probe, solar sail, gravity assists, interstellar travel '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2006.59.59 '''Number of Pages''' - 4 Abstract Techniques are ... possibility of near-ecliptic exploration beyond the Sun's heliopause (200 AU) using contemporary solar-sail spacecraft (with areal mass thickness about 0.0082 kg/m2). Maximum mission ...

... Society for Volume 59 59 '''Page ''' - 99-103 '''Year''' - 2006 '''Keywords''' - aerocapture, electric propulsion, solar sails, interstellar propulsion '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2006.59.99 '''Number of Pages''' - 5 Abstract NASA's In ... -term robotic mission needs, the program is laying the technological foundation for travel to nearby interstellar space. The In-Space Propulsion Technology Program's technology portfolio includes many advanced propulsion systems ...

... the British Interplanetary Society for Volume 63 63 '''Page ''' - 74-77 '''Year''' - 2010 '''Keywords''' - Interstellar migration, solar sail, giant star '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2010.63.74 '''Number of Pages''' - 4 Abstract Our ... averaged sail spectral reflectivity. This parameter and a reasonable value of spacecraft areal mass thickness (8.87 x 10-5 kg/m2) are used to estimate the interstellar cruise velocity for a sail ...

... Volume 61 61 '''Page ''' - 430-439 '''Year''' - 2008 '''Keywords''' - Solar sail, space environment, solar sail thickness, near-Sun space, conductivity of sail film '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2008.61.430 '''Number of Pages''' - 10 ... a constant temperature coefficient of conductivity requires an increase of the thickness of the solar sail by a factor 2 to 3. Consideration of the temperature coefficient of conductivity dependence on ...

... ''' - 71-75 '''Year''' - 2006 '''Keywords''' - Interstellar space, interstellar mission, interstellar medium, RTG, electric propulsion. '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2006.59.71 '''Number of Pages''' - 5 Abstract A mission to interstellar space has been under discussion ... a near-Sun perihelion propulsive maneuver, solar sails, and large fission-reactor-powered nuclear electric propulsion systems. We present an alternative approach - the Innovative Interstellar Explorer - based on Radioisotope Electric Propulsion. A ...

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