Magnetic Sails And Interstellar Travel*

D. G. Andrews, R. M. Zubrin. (1990), JBIS, 43, pp.265-272

Refcode: 1990.43.265

Abstract:

The magnetic sail, or Magsail, is a device which can be used to accelerate or decelerate a spacecraft using a magnetic field to accelerate/deflect the plasma naturally found in the solar wind and interstellar medium.