Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
Feb 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994jbis...47...67s&link_type=abstract
British Interplanetary Society, Journal (ISSN 0007-094X), vol. 47, no. 2, p. 67-70
Mathematics
Probability
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Design Analysis, Interstellar Space, Mission Planning, Payload Integration, Radio Telescopes, Solar Sails, Gravitational Lenses, Mass Ratios, Structural Design
Scientific paper
The project of a mission to the focus of the Sun's gravitational lens was one of the central subjects of the conference in Turin, June 1992. A transporter for a radio telescope had to be found, and one proposal was to use a hollow body solar sail. Since this type of sail was originally intended for missions to other planetary systems, the applicability for this new task had to be investigated, and this paper presents the results. It turned out that, because the requirements on payload and speed are much less than for a mission to another star, the mechanical and thermal stresses on the sail material are moderate. The probability of success of this project appears therefore to be very high. Since this project could also be taken as a scaled-down model of an interstellar mission, the behavior of the sail could be studied to obtain a basic know-how for greater ventures. Actions for starting this project seem therefore to be highly recommendable.
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