Solar sail Operations Linking Academic Researchers (SOLAR)

     References

Aguttes, Jean Paul; Sombrin, Jacques;Conde, Eric; Acta Astronautica, v 39, n 9-12, Nov-Dec, 1996, Proceedings of the 1996 IAA International Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, Nov 4-8 1996, Berlin, Ger, p 847-853.

Alkali, Leon. “National Educational Mars Opportunity (NEMO) A Mars University Education Project”. Powerpoint presentation for JPL Briefing to SLI. 12 Apr. 2002. Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

“Aluminum T-slotted Build-Anything Framing System” – Item 1452. 16 Oct. 2002. McMaster-Carr Supply Co. <http://www.mcmaster.com/>.

Arvidson, R., et. al. “Mars Exploration Program 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter Proposal Information Package”, 23 Jul. 2001. NASA.

Benson, H. University Physics. New York: John Wiley & Sons, rev. ed., 1996.

Blomquist, Richard. “Solar Blade Nanosatellite Development”. 1998. Space Studies Institute Conferrence. 15 Oct. 2002 <http://www.ssi.org/SSI_CONF_PAPER_98.pdf>.

Kawasaki, Kristy. “Solar Sail Technology Development”. 22 Mar. 2002. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 15 Oct. 2002 <http://solarsails.jpl.nasa.gov/>.

Morrow, E., Scheeres, D.J., Lubin, D. “Solar Sail Orbit Operations at Asteroids”, 5 Jun. 2000. AIAA Paper 2000-4420.

Wei, Bong. “Dynamic Modeling and Attitude Control of Solar Sail Spacecraft”. 10 Jan. 2002. NASA Solar Sail Technology Working Group.

Williams, D.R. Mars Fact Sheet. 15 Oct. 2002. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. 15 Oct. 2002 <http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/marsfact.html>.

Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program

National Space Grant Student Satellite Program  

Includes Sail Film Acceleration, Terminal Velocity, Mission Time formulas and general sail design descriptions

http://solarsails.jpl.nasa.gov/introduction/design-construction.html

 Force due to solar photon flux, combined gravity/centripetal force/photon force equation and explanation of sail orbital mechanics

http://solarsails.jpl.nasa.gov/introduction/how-sails-work.html

Dynamic Modeling and Attitude Control of Solar Sail Spacecraft

http://www.eas.asu.edu/~sunsail/final_report.pdf

 Solar Blade Nanosatellite Development: Heliogyro Deployment, Dynamics,and Control

http://www.ri.cmu.edu/pub_files/pub2/blomquist_richard_1999_1/blomquist_richard_1999_1.pdf

 Solar Blade Nanosatellite Development

http://www.ssi.org/SSI_CONF_PAPER_98.pdf

 Solar Sail Orbit Operations at Asteroids

http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~scheeres/conferences/AIAAS00_solarsail.pdf

 Carbon Boom Material

http://www.kp.dlr.de/solarsail/

 Dozens of inflatable structures papers

http://www.ilcdover.com/SpaceInf/technicalpapers.htm  

Energy Science Laboratories Inc. - carbon microtruss researcher

http://www.esli.com

http://www.globalspec.com

http://www.thomasregister.com

 

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