Re: Laser as Reactionless Propulsion

Michael S. Lorrey (mike@lorrey.com)
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 02:28:19 -0400

EvMick@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/21/99 12:00:19 AM Central Daylight Time, RAF@tomco.net
> writes:
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> >
> > The most efficient means to power a laser, or, anything, is
> > matter-to-energy transformation. Again, this is barring
> > extra-dimensional sources of power.

Once again, this is a bit off. The current most efficient means to power a laser uses conventional explosives. You can use this two ways:

  1. use the explosives as part of an atom bomb that is the engine for an x-ray laser.
  2. There is a new power source that one of the Russian Institutes just sold to the US military which uses a small charge of conventional explosives to generate 1 megawatt for a tiny fraction of a second. They are evaluating it now for space defense weapons use. Don't know the technology behind it.

Spike? Any ideas?

Mike Lorrey