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starship-design: Small Laser-propelled Interstellar Probe



Good paper on the evolution of Robert Forward's original Starwisp design:

http://www.aleph.se/Trans/Tech/Space/laser.txt

Landis has done a lot of work on refining and reducing the concept into
something that is practical with today's technology.

Lee
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