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Defense Intelligence Reference Document Laser Lightcraft Nanosatellites

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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document from the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010, was produced under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program. It describes nanosatellite technologies and proposes launching nanosats into orbit with laser Lightcraft propulsion. It also covers a weapon mission selection study and multi-megawatt laser options. The author recommends that the Department of Defense and NASA bring Lightcraft R&D back to the United States and restart the X-50LR flight demonstration program.

  • p. 13 …The only commands that the ground system sends would be program loads to resolve or work…
  • p. 15 …This concept has the advantage of using the ambient air as the working fluid in the…
  • p. 24 …And vehicle synthesis work determined that the remaining masses for the Lightcraft airframe, propulsion, and control…
  • p. 27 …This comparison is for a Lightcraft trajectory determined from optimization work during the latter phases of…
  • p. 56 …thermal properties in order to make them work. Thermal management is one of the many challenges…
  • p. 63 …As in many spectral regions, it is not easy to make resonator mirrors; many FELs work…
  • p. 71 …It is expected that all of the R&DTE work presently being done by the various…
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