05-03-2018, 10:07 AM
Jordin Kare's Sailbeam proposal uses light sails accelerated by lasers as a kind of particle beam to transmit momentum; these can (in theory) be redirected to improve collimation.
The 'smart pellets' used by OA's Beamriders are also capable of 'homing in' onto the target spacecraft, but the details of this process are somewhat beyond predictable technology.
The 'PROCSIMA' waveguide concept might be an early version of this kind of tech, assuming it works.
The 'smart pellets' used by OA's Beamriders are also capable of 'homing in' onto the target spacecraft, but the details of this process are somewhat beyond predictable technology.
The 'PROCSIMA' waveguide concept might be an early version of this kind of tech, assuming it works.