Third way

From: spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Omar E. Vega

> I remember reading years ago about a proposal for sending
> suttles to space by mean of laser powered "flying saurcers".
> The idea was to have a power satellite in space which sent
> energy to those "saucers", and in there the energy was used
> to heat some fuel, producing a very high trust.

This is Leik Myrabo's idea. As far as I know, he has not entirely
abandoned it, although the last I'd heard, he'd taken the research about
as far as he could until he can get hold of a bigger, more powerful
laser.

Regards,

Mike Combs