The invention provides a manufacturing method of a
solar sail capable of being unfolded controllably and orderly based on shape memory polymers, and relates to the manufacturing method of the
solar sail, in particular to the manufacturing method of the
solar sail for a
spacecraft. The invention aims to solve the problems that a driving mechanism is complex, an unfolding process is instable, a structure is easy to damage and air leakage occurs existing in the conventional solar sail with an
inflatable type structure, and solve the problems that the structure is complex, the unfolding reliability is poor, the total weight is large, the folding efficiency is low and the emitting volume is large existing in the solar sail with a mechanical unfolded and supported structure. The manufacturing method disclosed by the invention comprises the following steps of firstly synthesizing shape memory polymeric materials into shape memory thin
polymer films, and covering electrothermal films on the shape memory thin
polymer films; and fixing flexible material light reflecting films on the shape memory thin
polymer films covered with the electrothermal films, then energizing for heating the electrothermal films until the shape memory thin polymer films are softened, orderly folding the sail surface of the solar sail, and after power
cut, cooling the electrothermal films so as to obtain the solar sail which is folded. The manufacturing method disclosed by the invention is suitable for manufacturing the solar sail.