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Photonic Laser Thruster Garners More NASA Funding

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TUSTIN, Calif., Oct. 8. 2013 — Y.K. Bae Corp. has been awarded $500,000 from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II program to further develop its photon-based space propulsion technology, the company announced Monday. The two-year research-and-development phase will result in a scaled-up laboratory demonstration of photonic laser thruster (PLT) propulsion with space-qualified lasers in a vacuum environment, Bae said. The NIAC award, effective Oct. 1, is intended to promote visionary technology concepts with the best potential to enable our understanding and future exploration of the cosmos. ...Read full article

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    Published: October 2013
    AmericasBusinessCaliforniaenergygreen photonicsNASANIACOpticsphotonic laser thrusterPLTpropellantless thrust beamingrecirculating photonsspace vehiclespacecraftY.K. BaeLasers

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