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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.
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UNCLASSIFIED/ ,sralil 8FFifil1l1k Wliilii &Hkl;f [33, 34]. At present, AFOSR is funding the Brazilian Air Force's hypersonic shock tunnel study of laser Lightcraft propulsion in collaboration with Leik Myrabo's laser propulsion group at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY) [35]. This author recommends that the Department of Defense, in collaboration with NASA, return laser Lightcraft propulsion R&D to the United States and restart the space launch test flight demonstration program of the Air Force X-S0LR Lightcraft, which was originally proposed by Dr. Frank Mead [34]. REFERENCES 70 UNCLASSIFIED/ )FQlil QFFifil1'1:k W&lii Q•lklf
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