Progress in beamed energy propulsion | Kevin Parkin

3,412 views · Published 29 May 2018 · 20:50 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Breakthrough · 2018 · Science & Technology

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As the cost of transmitting lasers and microwaves falls, beamed energy becomes more economical than traditional alternatives. Nowhere is this truer than in space propulsion. Kevin Parkin, Systems Director for Breakthrough Starshot and founder of Parkin Research, summarizes progress in laser and microwave beamed energy propulsion as it pertains to systems from Earth-to-orbit transportation (rockets) through to interstellar transportation.

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