Minimum-time rendezvous for Sun-facing diffractive solar sails with diverse deflection angles

Y Chu, S Gong - Astrodynamics, 2024 - Springer
This paper investigates the heliocentric time-optimal rendezvous performance of Sun-facing
diffractive solar sails with various deflection angles and acceleration capabilities. Diffractive …

Method for motion control of solar sail spacecraft with reflectivity control devices in case of Earth–Mars flight

RM Khabibullin - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The spatial heliocentric flight Earth–Mars of a non-perfectly reflecting solar sail spacecraft is
considered. Thinfilm control devices located along the perimeter of the solar sail are …