Lasers Weapons in Space: A Critical Assessment (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249579120)

This study presents a comparison of competing space-based architectures given the progress made with high-energy lasers, large optics, and atmospheric compensation techniques within the past several years. Three space-based architectures are evaluated against the ballistic missile threat: space-based lasers, ground-based lasers in conjunction with orbiting mirrors, and a combined approach using space-based lasers with orbiting mirrors. The results of this study suggest that the most technically sound and cost efficient architecture is space-based lasers with orbiting mirrors.

Author: William H. Possel
ISBN-10: 1249579120
ISBN-13: 9781249579120
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2012
Pages: 82
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.17d