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NASA NIAC -Robert Hoyt Spiderfab and Yong Bae Photonic Laser Thrusters
Thursday, February 6, 2014 22:34
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Robert Hoyt, Tethers, Unlimited, Inc., 2013 Phase II Fellow
SpiderFab: Architecture for On-Orbit Construction of Kilometer-Scale Apertures
Spiderfab – build in space and make structures 10 times bigger
A starshade twice the diameter to enable 16 times the earth sized planet finding capability for the same price
On orbit constructed solar array using a tension structure would be five times lighter
Young K. Bae, Y.K. Bae Corporation, 2013 Phase II Fellow
Propellant-less Spacecraft Formation-Flying and Maneuvering with Photonic Laser Thrusters
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Source: http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/02/nasa-niac-robert-hoyt-spiderfab-and.html
