In 1996. the Air Force Research Laboratory's Propulsion Division at Edwards AFB initiated the Lightcraft Technology Demonstration (LTD) Program that had as its main objective to launch a laser-propelled vehicle into a suborbital trajectory within a period of 5 years. The concept is a nanosatellite in which the laser propulsion engine and satellite hardware are intimately shared.
Laser-Powered, Vertical Flight Experiments at the High Energy Laser System Test Facility
2001
19 pages
Report
No indication
English
Laser Propelled Flight Experiments at the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF)
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