The Solar Sail CD
Cosmos 1 carried a CD containing the names of over 75,000 members of The Planetary Society and the Japan Planetary Society, along with the works of early visionaries who inspired solar sailing.
See the Cosmos 1 CD contents here »
CONTENTS
A Letter to the Future
Ann Druyan
The History of Solar Sailing
Louis Friedman
From a Scientific Heritage
Friedrikh Tsander
Clipper Ships of Space
Carl Wiley (writing as Russell Saunders)
Solar Sails in Science Fiction
Alan C. Elms
The Lady Who Sailed The Soul
Cordwainer Smith
The Wind from the Sun
Arthur C. Clarke
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