Laser-Powered, Vertical Flight Experiments at the High Energy Laser System Test Facility
Abstract
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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 02, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA408681
Entities
People
- Carl William Larson
- Franklin B. Mead Jr.
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory