NASA NTRS · 19930011426
Space transfer with ground-based laser/electric propulsion
Abstract
A new method of providing power to space vehicles consists of using ground-based lasers to beam power to photovoltaic receivers in space. This can be used as a power source for electrically propelled orbital transfer vehicles.
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Landis, Geoffrey A., Stavnes, Mark, Oleson, Steve, Bozek, John. 1993-07-01. Space transfer with ground-based laser/electric propulsion. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930011426
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