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...years at Brown University, Dr. Theodore P. Cotter of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory learned to love sailing in New England waters, and he still sails a folding kayak on Colorado lakes. At Los Alamos he was assigned to N Division, which works on the knotty problem of providing nuclear propulsion for spaceships. He began to think about the great solar "wind," the sun's radiation blowing outward through the solar system, and how this solar wind might be used to drive a space vessel...
...dynes per square centimeter, or about the weight of four cigarettes per acre of surface at the distance of the earth. But it is free and unfailing, and in the weightless, placid vacuum of space, large, frail sails might be spread to intercept it. For a starter, Dr. Cotter would like to try a 50-lb. space sailer. Once launched in the usual way to an orbit around the earth, the satellite would sprout a circular sail of thin plastic coated with shiny aluminum. If the satellite is spinning, the sail would spread itself by centrifugal force. Another method would...
Outward Bound. A sail 50 yds. in diameter, Dr. Cotter figures, should weigh only 25 lbs., leaving 25 lbs. for the hull, instruments and controls. This gossamer structure, more delicate than a firefly's wing, would be strong enough for sailing in space. Meteors would punch small holes in it but do no serious damage. It ought to remain spaceworthy for many years...
...simplest maneuver for a sailing spaceship, says Dr. Cotter, will be escape from the earth. The satellite will be placed in an orbit in the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun (see diagram). After spreading its sail, the satellite will be designed to have a slow turning motion, rotating once during every two trips around the earth. When it is moving away from the sun, its sail will be at right angles to the sun's light, and it will get the maximum push in a forward direction. By the time it gets...
...midfield situation will depend on Parks' ability to run tomorrow, but if he is anywhere near top condition he will play first midfield with Dave Birch and Charlie Devens. If he can't run all the time he will be relieved by Jerry Cotter or Jerry Pyle. Manuel Cabral, Larry Connell and Mike Rockefeller will pay second midfield. The defense will be Jim Herscot, John Baldwin and Bob Shaunessy or Keyes. The freshman lacrosse team will attempt to put a successful finish on a season of amazing improvement when it meets the Bullpups at New Haven tomorrow...