A new laser photon thruster (PLT) developed by Young Bae, head of the Bae Institute, could be the holy grail of space travel in our solar system. The clean burning laser is precise, powerful and efficient. In short, just what the astronauts ordered.
The PLT could accelerate a spaceship to velocities greater than 100 km/sec making the journey to Mars a week long journey. The small scale demonstrator produced thrusts of 35 µN and is scaleable to power spaceships.
Other uses include precision satellite positioning controlling synthetic apertures for space and earth observation and clean burning positioning thrusters for docking.
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