Experimental demonstration of tractor millimeter wave beam propulsion

Abstract Tractor millimeter-wave beam propulsion (TMiP), which obtains a propulsive force by receiving a high-power tractor beam from the front side of the vehicle, was proposed for space missions such as rocket launches from Earth and planetary takeoff missions. A beam irradiation experiment with a...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Takahashi, Toshiki Yamada, Ryutaro Minami, Tsuyoshi Kariya, Kohei Shimamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02791-5
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