The Starflight Handbook: a Pioneers Guide to Interstellar Travel
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By Eugene F. Mallove and Gregory L. Matloff. Wiley Science Editions, New York, 1989. Library of Congress call number: TL790 .M26 1989
Discusses the considerations to be taken when travelling to another star, as well as the propulsion required to get there. The authors limited themselves to propulsion where the physics is more or less known (no faster-than-light or reactionless systems). Discusses sails using both lasers and sunlight.
