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<p>New page: The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) sought proposals and funded studies of revolutionary aeronautics and space concepts. Several solar sail and related concepts were funded by ...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) sought proposals and funded studies of revolutionary aeronautics and space concepts. Several solar sail and related concepts were funded by NIAC. It was operated by [http://www.usra.edu/ Universities Space Research Association (USRA)] for [http://www.nasa.gov/ NASA] between February 1998 and August 31, 2007, when NASA terminated the program. NASA funded several studies on solar sails and related topics. The [http://sites.nationalacademies.org/NRC/ National Research Council (NRC)] [http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49015 studied the effectiveness of the NIAC] and [http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12702 published a report recommending reinstatement of the program.]<br /> <br /> ==Solar sail and related studies==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.niac.usra.edu/studies/333Christensen.html Ultralight Solar Sails for Interstellar Travel (Phase I)]<br /> * [http://www.niac.usra.edu/studies/740Howe.html Antimatter Driven Sail for Deep Space Missions (Phase I)]<br /> * [http://www.niac.usra.edu/studies/850Howe.html Antimatter Driven Sail for Deep Space Missions (Phase II)]<br /> * [http://www.niac.usra.edu/studies/597Kare.html High-Acceleration Micro-Scale Laser Sails for Interstellar Propulsion (Phase I)]<br /> * [http://www.niac.usra.edu/studies/4Landis.html Advanced Solar and Laser Pushed Lightsail Concepts (Phase I)]<br /> * [http://www.niac.usra.edu/studies/320Zubrin.html The Magnetic Sail (Phase I)]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * [http://www.niac.usra.edu NIAC web page]<br /> * [http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49015 NRC study description]<br /> * [http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12702 NRC report]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Research]]<br /> [[Category:Papers]]</div>

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