@incollection{WolffSeefeldtBaueretal.2014, author = {Wolff, Nino and Seefeldt, Patric and Bauer, Wolfgang and Fiebig, Christopher and Gerding, Patrick and Parow-Souchon, Kai and Pongs, Anna and Reiffenrath, Matti and Ziemann, Thomas}, title = {Alternative application of solar sail technology}, series = {Advances in solar sailing}, booktitle = {Advances in solar sailing}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-642-34906-5 (Print) ; 978-3-642-34907-2 (E-Book)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-34907-2_23}, pages = {351 -- 365}, year = {2014}, abstract = {The development of Gossamer sail structures for solar sails contributes to a large field of future space applications like thin film solar generators, membrane antennas and drag sails. The focus of this paper is the development of a drag sail based on solar sail technology that could contribute to a reduction of space debris in low Earth orbits. The drag sail design and its connections to solar sail development, a first test on a sounding rocket, as well as the ongoing integration of the drag sail into a triple CubeSat is presented.}, language = {en} }