My next brainstorm. Install a heavy duty beam propulsion system in space. Use this as an Earth Departure system. Export a similar system to Mars for a capture in Mars orbit.
The idea is to get up to nuclear level ISP without having to carry a nuclear reactor in space.
You could collect solar power over a long period of time, and then release it quickly with beamed microwave power.
This idea was used in a doctoral thesis for launch from the ground. Why not apply the idea in space?
A solar power array would split water into oxygen and hydrogen. Then they are recombined into water in order to make electricity that will propagate the microwave beams. The energy spurt will only last a few minutes, but can be very intense which will enable a lot of thrust to be applied to a spacecraft at maximum efficiency.
Another possibility is to use ultracapacitors. Just use a helluva lot of them for a short time for a quick burst of energy.
The original idea is presented below:
Next Big Future: Prototype multi-megawatt microwave space launch sy...: More information on the renewed microwave launch into space project. According to Escape Dynamics, "the key operational components of the...
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