The development of Gossamer sail structures for solar sails contributes to a large field of future space applications like thin film solar generators, membrane antennas and drag sails. The focus of this paper is the development of a drag sail based on solar sail technology that could contribute to a reduction of space debris in low Earth orbits. The drag sail design and its connections to solar sail development, a first test on a sounding rocket, as well as the ongoing integration of the drag sail into a triple CubeSat is presented.
Alternative Application of Solar Sail Technology
Springer Praxis Books (formerly: Springer-Praxis Series)
2014-02-04
15 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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