[AR] Re: OT laser propulsion and power satellites
- From: Keith Henson <hkeithhenson@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:38:14 -0700
China isn't the only country that could do it. Germany though the EU
could do it. Because Skylon is a big part of the way to make power
satellites economical, the EU has a big lead over the US. How about a
joint EU China project? That gets the investment down to $30 B each,
about the class of Three Gorges dam and the chunnel. Of course, once
a propulsion laser exists, US demands wouldn't mean much.
There are geometry/geography considerations because the launch sites
need to be near the equator and over water. A three way split with
the US involved would be even better, for reasons involving Pacific vs
Atlantic weather and the need to prime the system with 12 GW for a few
months.
Keith
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 2:02 AM, Uwe Klein <uwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Keith Henson wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 12:42 AM, Uwe Klein <uwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> John Stoffel wrote:
>>>
>>>> Laser sounds neat, but I always wonder what happens when it loses lock
>>>> and illuminates something else by accident...
>>>>
>>>
>>> What happens when the accident is intention
>>> is what will keep this on paper imho.
>>>
>>> An orbital laser is a potential weapon
>>> and for once I would actually take "second use"
>>> as a real threat.
>>
>>
>>
>> It's a real problem. Lots of people are thinking about it, including
>> one who says that the US would destroy any Chinese propulsion laser.
>> When I asked if the US would destroy a joint Chinese/Indian laser they
>> were not so certain. But if the Chinese were really upfront about
>> keeping it from being used as a weapon and asked the US for help
>> securing it . . . .
>>
> The US is infatuated with limiting/regulating others
> applying rules and making demands
> that they never would follow themselves.
>
> A bully at work.
>
> No nation that has other options will submit.
>
> uwe
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