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Re: New idea Laser launcher/scoop systems
- To: KellySt@aol.com, kgstar@most.magec.com, stevev@efn.org, jim@bogie2.bio.purdue.edu, zkulpa@zmit1.ippt.gov.pl, hous0042@maroon.tc.umn.edu, rddesign@wolfenet.com, David@InterWorld.com, lparker@destin.gulfnet.com, bmansur@oc.edu, DotarSojat@aol.com
- Subject: Re: New idea Laser launcher/scoop systems
- From: T.L.G.vanderLinden@student.utwente.nl (Timothy van der Linden)
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:15:00 +0100
>>>It might be very difficult, but I think the precision is possible. (Not
>>>that I have any experence to back that up.) At least the angle would be
>>>shallow.
>>
>>Yes, that shallow angle makes it easier. But why not use one single laser?
>>That lases could be just near the launch-site, just like when used in any of
>>the Asimov designs.
>
>I wanted to keep the range low. Precisly stearing a canister with a laser
>over 15 light minuttes away seemed to be pushing the likely accuracy and
>beam convergence. Besides having it pass between other laser tugs would
>make corse corrections easier. And multiple beams could accelerate
>multiple canisters at once.
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