Advanced beamed-energy and field propulsion concepts

[drejr]

Very interesting NASA document from 1983:

Advanced beamed-energy and field propulsion concepts - NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Specific phenomena which might lead to major advances in payload, range and terminal velocity of very advanced vehicle propulsion are studied. The effort focuses heavily on advanced propulsion spinoffs enabled by current government-funded investigations in directed-energy technology: i.e...

ntrs.nasa.gov

 

[Rhinocrates]

Interesting. A lot of the less mathematical content - particularly the illustrations - found its way into this book a couple of years later:

The Future of Flight: Luke Myrabo, Dean Ing: 9780671559410: Amazon.com: Books

The Future of Flight [Luke Myrabo, Dean Ing] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Looks at technological developments which will shape the future of air and space travel, including ultralight aircraft

www.amazon.com

Leik Myrabo went on to further refine the 'lightcraft' concept, but things seemed to have stopped with his retirement in 2011.

 

[drejr]

By interesting I meant the battlecruiser towards the back.

 

[quellish]

Interesting. A lot of the less mathematical content - particularly the illustrations - found its way into this book a couple of years later:

The Future of Flight: Luke Myrabo, Dean Ing: 9780671559410: Amazon.com: Books

The Future of Flight [Luke Myrabo, Dean Ing] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Looks at technological developments which will shape the future of air and space travel, including ultralight aircraft

www.amazon.com

Leik Myrabo went on to further refine the 'lightcraft' concept, but things seemed to have stopped with his retirement in 2011.

JASON did an interesting summer study on laser propulsion.

 

[Dilandu]

By interesting I meant the battlecruiser towards the back.

Yep. Basically it was attempt to analyze "if we would need a space battlecruiser, what could we do and what should be done?" Quite interesting, must point out!

 

[Arjen]

By interesting I meant the battlecruiser towards the back.

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