美国国家航空与航天局提出可在太空释放气云,作为战略防御倡议计划激光武器试验靶的卫星,同时并研制其它空间飞行器,可置于气云附近,以估价激光的性能。航天局的空间数据与技术支持,正成为天基反导计划越来越重要的部份。战略防御倡议局将于本星期决定是否给航天局几百万美元。以进行两个研究项目:研制可以部署气云靶的新型Chemsat航天飞行器,以及可测量激 NASA proposed satellites that could release gas cloud in space as a test target for a laser weapon for a strategic defense initiative while developing other spacecraft that could be placed near gas clouds to assess laser performance. NASA’s space data and technical support are becoming an increasingly important part of the space-based ABM program. This week, the Strategic Defense Initiative will decide whether to give NASA millions of dollars. For two research projects: the development of a new Chemsat spacecraft capable of deploying gas cloud targets, and measurable excitation