At the state-of-the-art efficiencies, both nuclear and solar-driven systems require equal masses for the same laser powers in the 50 to 500 MW range, typically 3,700 tons for a 100-MW thruster. Future efficiency improvement of solar panel and laser diode array will realize significant reduction (by a factor of 3) in system masses. Beaming time for laser propulsion is relatively short and other missions should be considered for increasing the system duty cycle.


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    Titel :

    Earth Orbit Laser Systems


    Beteiligte:
    J. H. Lee (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1989


    Format / Umfang :

    5 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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