Beam-powered propulsion
Beam-powered propulsion, also known as directed energy propulsion, is a class of aircraft or spacecraft propulsion that uses energy beamed to the spacecraft from a remote power plant to provide energy. The beam is typically either a microwave or a laser beam and it is either pulsed or continuous. A continuous beam lends itself to thermal rockets, photonic thrusters and light sails, whereas a pulsed beam lends itself to ablative thrusters and pulse detonation engines. Other than launching to orbit, applications for moving around the world quickly have also been proposed.
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Beam-powered propulsion
Beam-powered propulsion, also known as directed energy propulsion, is a class of aircraft or spacecraft propulsion that uses energy beamed to the spacecraft from a remote power plant to provide energy. The beam is typically either a microwave or a laser beam and it is either pulsed or continuous. A continuous beam lends itself to thermal rockets, photonic thrusters and light sails, whereas a pulsed beam lends itself to ablative thrusters and pulse detonation engines. Other than launching to orbit, applications for moving around the world quickly have also been proposed.
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Beam-powered propulsion, also ...... ickly have also been proposed.
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الدفع بالطاقة الشعاعية، والمعر ...... بيقات للتنقل حول العالم بسرعة.
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レーザー推進(レーザーすいしん)とは、そのエネルギー源として ...... レーザーの開発や、精度の高いポインティング技術が必要となる。
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Beam-powered propulsion, also ...... ickly have also been proposed.
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الدفع بالطاقة الشعاعية، والمعر ...... بيقات للتنقل حول العالم بسرعة.
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レーザー推進(レーザーすいしん)とは、そのエネルギー源として ...... レーザーの開発や、精度の高いポインティング技術が必要となる。
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Beam-powered propulsion
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دفع بالطاقة الشعاعية
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レーザー推進
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