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Starshot

List of our recent Directed Energy related publications: DE_STAR_and_related_References

Breakthrough Starshot Announcement – April 12 – 2016

Official Webpage for Breakthrough Initiatives

Articles by Scientific American (Front Page March 2017 and April 2016), Wired, Popular Science, and The Economist

Breakthrough Interview on Photon Propulsion

What makes photon propulsion feasible

Video Overview

Video Interview with TIME Magazine – Nov 7, 2015
Time – Inside the Plan to go to the Stars

An online photon propulsion calculator is available Here.

News Sources for Lubin ALL

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