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Interstellar beamer engineering

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Interstellar beamer engineering

Dickinson, R. M.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/16142
Date: 2000-09-17
Citation: Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF - 2000)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Abstract:

The fundamental differences between solar sails and interstellar beam riders are presented. Design requirements and design considerations are developed for an interstellar beamer phased array of gigantic proportions of photon pushing beam riding spacecraft to significant fractions of the speed of light.

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