The Starflight Handbook: a Pioneers Guide to Interstellar Travel

By Eugene F. Mallove and Gregory L. Matloff. Wiley Science Editions, New York, 1989. Library of Congress call number: TL790 .M26 1989. ISBN 0471619124. [1]

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.

References

1. Mallove, Eugene F and Matloff, Gregory L. The Starflight Handbook: a Pioneers Guide to Interstellar Travel. Wiley Science Editions, New York, NY, 1989. BibTeX