UltraSail

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UltraSail is a Heliogyro concept that twists the long, thin sail blades to the required angle for steering by using nanosatellites with tiny thrusters attached to the ends of the blades.

References

CU Aerospace UltraSail page
- AIAA paper: UltraSail – Ultra-Lightweight Solar Sail Concept
NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) proposals:
- 2007 NASA SBIR proposal
- 2008 NASA SBIR

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