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- Membrane solar sail “blades” are compactly stowed on reels and easily deployed.
- No elaborate management of large, 2-D membranes structures needed, so architecture may be scaled to very large sizes.
- Lightweight due to centrifugal stiffening.
Despite these advantages, development has lagged heavier, square-rigged solar sail designs (e.g., Sunjammer) due to the difficulty of fullscale ground testing. Dynamics need to be validated by (validated) analysis, followed by an affordable flight demonstration, to advance the maturity of heliogyro solar sailing technology.
Document ID
20200007612
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Date Acquired
May 14, 2020
Subject Category
Report/Patent Number
Meeting Information
Meeting: European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials & Environmental Testing
Location: Braunschweig
Country: DE
Start Date: April 1, 2014
End Date: April 4, 2014
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Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
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