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RIT doctoral candidate defends thesis on diffractive solar sail radiation pressure
Original: Imaging Science Thesis Defense: Radiation Pressure on a Hybrid Diffractive Solar Sail | Events | RIT
A thesis defense is being held at the Rochester Institute of Technology in imaging science, examining radiation pressure on a hybrid diffractive solar sail. Diffractive sails are a proposed advance on reflective solar sails, potentially offering more efficient propulsion for deep-space missions. The work matters to anyone following solar sail technology and future spaceflight propulsion research.
Why now: Interest in advanced solar sail propulsion as agencies and researchers pursue new ways to power deep-space missions
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- Imaging Science Thesis Defense: Radiation Pressure on a Hybrid Diffractive Solar Sail | Events | RIT · Rochester Institute of Technology | RIT
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