Solar Sail Conference Begins

by Paul Gilster | Sep 28, 2004 | Sail Concepts

The Solar Sail Technology and Applications Conference, organized by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, has begun in Greenbelt MD and will run through tomorrow. Complete agenda here. Colin McInnes gave the keynote this morning. His book Solar Sailing: Technology, Dynamics and Mission Applications is as indispensable as it is hard to find, though Amazon now seems to have some used copies.

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