Performance modeling of an experimental laser propelled Lightcraft

31st Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Wang, Ten See ^a   Chen, Yen Sen ^b   Liu, Jiwen ^b   Myrabo, Leik N ^c   Mead, Franklin B ^d  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Engineering Sciences Inc   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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