Mommy, when are we going to the stars?


	Mommy, when are we going to the stars?
Silkweaver
12-9-2007 11:30 AM
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space travel, future space technology
Silkweaver says:
Am I the only one with this strange sensation that this planet has become a bit too small for us
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<A href="http://advancednano.blogspot.com/2007/11/review-my-favorite-space-launch-and.html">A review my favorite space launch and propulsion systems</A>
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For laser mirror propulsion, there would be an array of large (100+ kw solid state) lasers firing at one of the mirrors and the other non-moving mirror would be on the moon or the earth. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://advancednano.blogspot.com/2007/11/review-my-favorite-space-launch-and.html"><DIV><A href="http://advancednano.blogspot.com/2007/02/photonic-laser-propulsion.html">Mirror Laser array launches</A> Solid state high power lasers are progressing far faster in power and efficiency than many people realize. I think convergence of technology could make this happen far quicker than many would expect. It would bring the cost of launches down to about the cost of electricity (even better with mirror systems)</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://advancednano.blogspot.com/2007/11/review-my-favorite-space-launch-and.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/advancednano.blogspot.com/img/C150F897-1236-4BA7-9A85-2640838AB095" alt="nuclear electric rocket" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://advancednano.blogspot.com/2007/11/review-my-favorite-space-launch-and.html"><DIV>A nuclear powered vasimr might look more like this nuclear electric vehicle. 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