Magnetic sail
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A magnetic sail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion where an onboard magnetic field source interacts with a plasma wind to form an artificial magnetosphere that acts as a sail, transferring
Artificial magnetospheric model
Artificial Magnetosphere Model of Basic Magnetic Sail
Coil magnetic field orientation and forces
Magnetic dipole force: MHD and kinematic models
Solar sail
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Solar sails are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large surfaces. A number of spaceflight missions to test solar propulsion and navigation have been pro
Magnetic sail
…compared with prior work use of the magnetopause radius R m p Magnetic sails have become a popular trope in many works of science fiction although the solar sail is more popular: The ancestor of the magsail, the Bussard magnetic scoop, first appeared in science-fiction in Poul Anderson's 1967 short story To…
IKAROS, the first space-probe with a solar sail in flight (artist's depiction), featuring a typical square sail configuration of almost 200 m2
A NASA illustration of the unlit side of a half-kilometre solar sail, showing the struts stretching the sail
An artist's depiction of a Cosmos 1-type spaceship in orbit
Proposed material for the construction of solar sails - carbon fiber.