Gossamer Spacecraft: Membrane and Inflatable Structures Technology for Space Applications

Edited by Christopher H. M. Jenkins. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., Reston, Virginia, 2001. Volume 191 of Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Editor-in-Chief Paul Zarchan. ISBN 1-56347-403-4 Jenkins2001

This book discusses various aspects of gossamer and inflatable spacecraft technology, with contributions by many different authors. Chapter 19 "Gossamer Sailcraft Technology" by Moktar Salama, Colin McInnes, and Patricia Mulligan, covers solar sails. Chapter 22 "Advanced Concepts" by Artur Chmielewski discusses solar sails and large, gossamer space observatories.