Mission Mature solar sail propulsion technology to enable near-term, compelling space missions for NASA and the nation. Mission Technology Goals Demonstrate solar sail propulsion technology to enable near- and midterm missions in cis-lunar space, sun-L1 halo orbits, non-Keplerian and other planetary orbits - Maneuver without regret capability in the Earth/Moon system - Space Domain Awareness - Increased Space Weather warning times - Sustained in-situ measurements within the Earth's magnetotail - High inclination solar orbital observations


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    Title :

    The NASA Solar Cruiser Solar Sail System – Ready for Heliophysics and Deep Space Missions


    Contributors:
    Les Johnson (author) / Carlos Diaz (author) / Leslie McNutt (author)

    Conference:

    6th International Symposium on Space Sailing (ISSS) ; 2023 ; New York, NY, US


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

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    Language :

    English




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