At this point in its development, the solar sail can be characterized as fairly late in its theoretical phase and fairly early in its developmental phase. It is probably equivalent to the chemical rocket in 1930, the automobile in 1900, and the heavier-than-air aircraft in 1910.
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Vulpetti, G., Johnson, L., Matloff, G.L. (2009). Progress to Date. In: Solar Sails. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68500-7_13
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