Solar sail technology has been proposed and developed for space explorations with
advantages of low launch cost, no-propellant consumption, and continuous thrust, which has …

Abstract Space sails are a continuum of lightweight, thin, large-area, deployable
technologies which are pushing forward new frontiers in space mobility and exploration …

The recent successes of demonstration missions based on solar sail technology have paved
the way for designing new mission scenarios with propellantless propulsion systems. In this …

The Helianthus mission proposal is based on maintaining an artificial L 1-type equilibrium
point in the Sun-Earth gravitational field by means of a square solar sail, which should …

The solar sail spacecraft utilizes Solar Radiation Pressure (SRP) to achieve propulsion,
which can realize long-term acceleration without fuel consumption, making it an appealing …

An abundant source of energy in space, electromagnetic radiation can provide spacecraft
with a gentle yet persistent thrust for interplanetary and interstellar missions. Early …

Solar sails, characterized by passive propulsion, have attracted an increasing attention of
researchers, which has important value in the field of deep space exploration. SIASAIL-I is …

Hayabusa2 is an asteroid exploration mission to return surface samples of a near-Earth C-
type asteroid (162173) 1999 JU3. Because asteroids are the evolved remnants of …

Abstract The 3U CubeSat OrigamiSat-1 has been developed and launched into orbit in
January 2019 to demonstrate a “multifunctional” membrane deployable space structure …

So far, space-based geoengineering has rarely been studied from a practical point of view,
considered unrealistic as a near-future alternative to fight climate change. This paper …