Background The task was to survey the entire field of advanced propulsion to uncover and carry out a technical assessment of any concept that showed promise of leading to a major advance in available energy sources for space power and ...
Posts by Category: Space
History of Research in Subgravity and Zero-G at the Air Force Missile Development Center, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico 1948-1958
Background The foreword offers a very interesting perspective into the pre-Apollo era, where weightlessness, had not yet been achieved: “Weightlessness, the weird condition of subgravity which man has never before experience and survived ...
National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan, June 2018
Background The National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan (Strategy and Action Plan) will improve our Nation’s preparedness to address the hazard of near-Earth object (NEO) impacts over the next 10 years. Its primary role ...
Soviet Plans for a Manned Flight to Mars, May 1985
Background Excerpt from the document: “Soviet statements indicate that the Soviets are planning a manned Mars mission from which they hope to derive world acclaim and prestige. Because all the technologies needed for such a flight have ...
Review Of Laser Lightcraft Propulsion System, October 16, 2017, by Dr. Eric W. Davis
Background Laser-powered “Lightcraft” systems that deliver nano-satellites to LEO have been studied for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The study was built on the extensive Lightcraft laser propulsion technology already ...
