Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – With fuel system details
Patent
1980-05-05
1986-09-30
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
With fuel system details
244158R, 244173, B64G 140, B64G 142
Patent
active
046143190
ABSTRACT:
A solar sail propulsion system comprising a solar sail for intercepting light pressure; a tension truss having two ends attached to one end of the solar sail; and a payload attached to the other end of the tension truss. The solar sail is a thin metal film. The tension truss comprises a plurality of attachment sections for attaching shroud lines to the top of the tension truss. The shroud lines are attached to the attachment section at one of their ends and to the payload at the other. A plurality of reels are attached to the shroud lines. The sail is a disc attached to a truss built of tension structures with catenary-edged panels installed in apertures in the disk structures. The sail is made of several layers of different materials.
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