Tag: Laser

NASA Concept: 30% Light Speed in 10 Minutes With Photonic Propulsion
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NASA Concept: 30% Light Speed in 10 Minutes With Photonic Propulsion

A paper submitted to the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society by Philip Lubin of the UC Santa Barbara Physics Department last April, is suddenly drawing a great deal of attention, in part because it resulted in a NASA Innovative Advanced Concept (NIAC) award. The title of the paper, A Roadmap to Interstellar Flight, and of […]

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NASA’s OPALS Laser Communications Experiment
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NASA’s OPALS Laser Communications Experiment

Note: The OPALS experiment, which was carried to orbit in the trunk of the SpaceX CRS-3 Dragon spacecraft, is a telling example of what NASA can accomplish when it focuses on cutting edge technology development. NASA Press Release “Hello, World!” came the message from the International Space Station as NASA successfully beamed high-definition video via […]

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