Sailcraft offer unique opportunities to space-mission planners. Some of these possibilities will be exploited in the near future, others within a few decades, and some in the more distant future. We consider near-term mission possibilities first.
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Vulpetti, G., Johnson, L., Matloff, G.L. (2009). Exploring and Developing Space by Sailcraft. In: Solar Sails. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68500-7_9
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