Solar Sails

by Holly Duhig

Book Overview

Solar sails use the sun's energy to fly spacecraft, or "flight by light." It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. In fact, it is, first being mentioned in Jules Verne's From Earth to the Moon in 1865. It's been used as a way for characters to travel through space in many other books and movies, including Tron in 1985. Today, solar sails are a reality, and readers learn how their technology works as well as how successful trials with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538214911
• ISBN13: 9781538214916
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6