The Electric Sail - A New Propulsion Method which may Enable Fast Missions to the Outer Solar System

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Author - P. Janhunen

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JBIS Volume # - 61

Page # - 322-325

Year - 2008

Keywords - Electric solar wind sail, infinite specific impulse, high velocity increment

JBIS Reference Code # - 2008.61.322

Number of Pages - 4

[edit] Abstract

In this paper we give a status report of the electric sail concept which is a new (2006) propulsion invention. We consider the underlying physical principles, the technical implementation, its applications and the ongoing work.


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