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Photonic Laser Thrusters to Mars
jaredGalen
post Sep 14 2007, 08:43 AM
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Interesting article, the 1-week to mars claim seems dramatic. It would be interesting to see some the basis for this though.

http://science.slashdot.org/science/07/09/13/2328233.shtml


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post Sep 22 2007, 04:15 PM
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I was wondering what anyone might want a laser thruster for, but for position holding spacecraft in interferometric arrays precisely controllable micronewton thrusters does make sense. It's a rather big step to main drives for planetary missions though.....
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- jaredGalen   Photonic Laser Thrusters to Mars   Sep 14 2007, 08:43 AM
- - Eric Hartwell   It's the magic of constant acceleration. Using...   Sep 14 2007, 01:24 PM
- - nprev   I don't know...kind of skeptical based on the ...   Sep 14 2007, 03:10 PM
- - tty   I wouldn't like the Earth to get in the way of...   Sep 15 2007, 05:01 PM
- - ugordan   Right, tty. My first thought about this concept wa...   Sep 15 2007, 05:05 PM
- - helvick   The claims referenced by the article talk about a ...   Sep 15 2007, 07:40 PM
- - nprev   Yeah. For one thing, I have to wonder what sort of...   Sep 16 2007, 12:07 AM
- - crabbsaline   Bae Institute & Photonic Laser Thrust (PLT) ...   Sep 21 2007, 05:40 PM
- - Steve   The "Laser Thrusters to Mars" claim seem...   Sep 21 2007, 08:34 PM
- - crabbsaline   For what it's worth, the Mars statement is com...   Sep 22 2007, 06:20 AM
- - tty   I was wondering what anyone might want a laser thr...   Sep 22 2007, 04:15 PM

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