›2nd International Symposium on Solar Sailing, ISSS 2010

On July 20-22, 2010 The New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York will host the Second International Symposium on Solar Sailing (ISSS 2010). The Symposium will be held in Namm Hall at 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York.

The symposium will focus on recent advances in solar sailing technologies and near-term solar sailing missions. The topics to be addressed include dynamics analysis and testing of solar sails, advanced materials and structural concepts of solar sails, space environmental effects and a solar spacecraft protection, solar spacecraft charging, enabling technologies, concepts, dynamics, navigation, control, modeling, mission applications, and programs.