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Beaming into Space

Posted by michael on from the do-not-look-into-beam-with-remaining-eye dept.

HobbySpacer writes "At this week's 1st Int. Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion in Huntsville a wide range of laser and microwave propulsion schemes are being presented. The big news so far is the announcement by Gregory Benford of plans for a test of microwave propulsion with the Cosmos Sail, due to fly early next year. The possibilities of using lasers to deflect incoming asteroids & comets are also under discussion."

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  1. Re:Most immediate space challenge? Riiight.... by Catskul · · Score: 1, Redundant
    ...the most important immediate space challenge facing human civilization

    Wow you're right,hunger AIDS "yadda, yadda", are more important space challenges
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