Ground-based high-power CW lasers can be used to beam power to photovoltaic receivers in space that furnish electricity to space vehicles; this energy can also be used to power electric-propulsion orbital transfer vehicles. An account is presently given of the anticipated requirements for the pulsed FEL lasers, large adaptive optics, photovoltaic receivers, and high specific impulse electrical propulsion. Preliminary system analysis results are presented.


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    Title :

    Space transfer with ground-based laser/electric propulsion


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    Publication date :

    1992-07-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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