Resendes, David (author), Mota, Sérgio (author), Mendonça, José (author), Sanders, Berry (author), De Teixeira Da Encarnação, J. (author), Gonzalez del Amo, Jose (author) Ground to orbit launch using laser propulsion requires a thermal system. Physically allowed thermal concepts are discussed and compared. It is argued that the laser supported detonation (LSD) mechanism presents a number of advantages over the alternatives. Numerical simulations of ascent trajectories for a system based on the LSD mechanism were...
conference paper 2005
