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	Starwisp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Starwisp probe would consist of a mesh of extremely fine wires about a kilometer across, with the wires spaced the same distance apart as the wavelength of the microwaves that will be used to push it.
		Light weight is the key feature of Starwisp; the wire mesh would have a mass of 12 grams, and the remainder of the probe's microcircuitry and sensors would mass 4 grams for a total mass of only 16 grams.
		One proposed method would be to "paint" the probe and its circuitry onto an enormous sheet of plastic which degrades when exposed to ultraviolet light, and then wait for the sheet to evaporate away under the assault of solar UV after it has been deployed in space.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Starwisp (608 words)

	The Planetary Society: Interstellar Flight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Starwisp is a lightweight, high-speed interstellar flyby probe pushed by beamed microwaves.
		A minimal Starwisp would be a 1-kilometer (0.6-mile) mesh sail weighing 16 grams (0.6 ounces) and carrying 4 grams (0.1 ounce) of microcircuits.
		Starwisp would be accelerated at 115 gravities by a 10-gigawatt microwave beam, reaching one-fifth the speed of light in a few days.
	www.planetary.org /interstellar/forward.html (2779 words)

	Starwisp -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Starwisp is a hypothetical unmanned interstellar probe design proposed by (Click link for more info and facts about Robert L. Forward) Robert L. Forward.
		Light weight is the key feature of Starwisp; the wire mesh would have a mass of 12 (A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram) grams, and the remainder of the probe's microcircuitry and sensors would mass 4 grams for a total mass of only 16 grams.
		Alternately, the launching maser could be used in the interim to transmit power to Earth for commercial use, as with a (Click link for more info and facts about solar power satellite) solar power satellite.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/St/Starwisp.htm (456 words)

	Advanced Space Propulsion Study - Appendix A
		Starwisp is a light-weight, high-speed interstellar flybyprobe pushed by beamed microwaves [Forward, 1985].
		The high accelerationof the starship by the microwave beam allows Starwisp to reacha coast velocity near that of light while the starship is stillclose to the transmitting lens in the solar system.
		A minimal Starwisp would be a 1 kilometer mesh sailweighing 16 grams and carrying 4 grams of microcircuits.
	www.transorbital.net /Library/D001_AxA.html (2777 words)

	Articles: Sailing the Photon Sea: Spaceflight with Solar and Magnetic Sails, by Paul Lucas
		Starwisps were originally put forward by the late Robert L. Forward as a precursor type of interstellar probe propelled by short-wave radio energy: in essence, a microwave sail.
		Starwisps could only be used for quick flybys of nearby star systems, but once the microwave beam/focusing elements were in place, the cost of creating new starwisp probes would be very cheap compared to other interstellar options.
		As with the Starwisp, an additional focusing element for the laser would have to be located in the outer solar system to focus the beam on the sail.
	www.strangehorizons.com /2004/20040315/sails.shtml (3393 words)

	Read about Starwisp at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Starwisp and learn about Starwisp here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Starwisp is a hypothetical unmanned interstellar probe design proposed by
		gigawatts of power, Starwisp could be accelerated at 115 Gs and reach 20% of the
		At such extreme long range the maser would be unable to provide any propulsion, but Starwisp would be able to use its wire sail to collect and convert some of the
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Starwisp (601 words)

	The Tragedy of the G995
		G995 was a very large (3 kg) starwisp used to ferry small numbers of copied intellects between systems in a region that distrusted cold- storage of intellects.
		Later investigators found this sadly ironic, as there were several craft that passed within light-minutes of the vessel in the centuries of its wanderings, and once the wisp was even deflected by the side scatter of a ship passing within light-seconds.
		Eventually, three hundred and twenty eight years after launch, the starwisp was detected by a warship in transit.
	www.orionsarm.com /topics/Tragedy_of_G995.html (499 words)

	Mission To Alpha Centauri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1985, the physicist Robert Forward proposed Starwisp, an unmanned interstellar probe that would use beam-powered propulsion to accelerate the probe to 20% of the speed of light within days.
		Starwisp probes would not decelerate, but launching many of them spaced closely over a few weeks would give a continuous stream of data as each probe flew by the star system.
		Starwisp would require a focusing lens of 50,000 km, four times the diameter of the Earth, as well as technology developing the lightweight mesh and electronics.
	ccar.colorado.edu /~nerem/asen5050/public_html/projects/projects_2003/finley/interstellar.html (873 words)

	StarWISP Broadband of Seguin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		StarWISP high speed internet is always on so you do not wait for slow modem connections, and our slowest speed is comparable to ISDN at a fraction of the cost!
		StarWISP is not satellite internet, there are no lag times or loss of service when it rains.
		StarWISP does not use any telephone lines so you do not even have to pay the phone company for that second line.
	www.starwisp.info (1479 words)

	Learn more about Starwisp in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Learn more about Starwisp in the online encyclopedia.
		Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
		Light weight is the key feature of Starwisp; the wire mesh would have a mass of 12 gramss, and the remainder of the probe's microcircuitry and sensors would mass 4 grams for a total mass of only 16 grams.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /s/st/starwisp.html (520 words)

	Interstellar Sailing Ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Perhaps a more workable design for a laser driven lightsail is Forward's Starwisp.
		This would take the spacecraft to 20% light speed in one week, at which point the microwave power satellite is released to return to its proper functioning.
		So Starwisp is able to take live video of the destination system and transmit these images to the Earth.
	www.scientium.com /diagon_alley/commentary/bowden_essays/startrip/starship/sails.htm (4126 words)

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	Air Auto Purifier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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		Spacecraft propulsion: Radiation pressure from intense radio waves has been proposed as a propulsion method for an interstellar probe called Starwisp.
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	Why do we need ion to power a ion-engined spacecraft? - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum
		Other strategies include beaming the energy to the ship; this means you don't have to accelerate the fuel.
		Robert Forward's Starwisp is one good design; the acceleration due to laser light is low, but the starwisp can be very light- if you don't want to decelerate at the other end.
		Similar to the starwisp is the Beamrider concept; this uses tiny particles with mass; (my image of a far-future beamrider here)
	www.bautforum.com /showthread.php?t=16517 (961 words)

	Setting sail for the stars
		In 1984, Dr. Robert Forward,, vice president of Tethers Unlimited in Seattle and an advocate of sails and tethers for space propulsion, proposed giving Mother Nature a hand by using high-power laser or microwave transmitters that would beam for a few days or weeks to speed the probe on its way.
		Forward's Starwisp concept would have used a mesh of superconducting aluminum wires to receive its "push" from microwave photons, and then reflect to produce an equal magnitude thrust.
		The disc, or "Lightcraft," is an early prototype for Earth-friendly spacecraft of the future.
	science.msfc.nasa.gov /newhome/headlines/prop08apr99_1.htm (3022 words)

	TIME.com: Visions of the 21st Century -- Science -- April 3, 2000
		There are enough problems here to keep engineers busy for several centuries, but one day a ship like this will fly.
		Ultimately, one can imagine scaling up the Starwisp by a factor of 1 million, so that the fishnet is big enough to carry human passengers to the stars.
		The radio transmitter to drive it would use far more power than all the power stations on earth now generate.
	www.time.com /time/reports/v21/science/stars.html (832 words)

	StarWISP Broadband
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		Just log in with your username, the domain of starwisp.net and your password, you can setup aliases, vacation messages, forward your email to another address, and more.
		We really appreciate your business and want to give you the best service we can, and hope that you will all enjoy the new features we have for you.
	www.starwisp.net /modules.php?name=News&new_topic=3 (413 words)

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		Sending unmanned probes appears to be more feasible, especially since they can be built smaller than crewed expeditions and hence require less energy to accelerate.
		Sending individual probes to nearby stars appears to be feasible using modest extrapolations of current technology [Daedalus, starwisp etc], and could give valuable information about the systems.
		Unfortunately most designs proposed so far do not provide for long-range exploration or colonization, just quick flybys.
	www.nada.kth.se /~asa/Hx/seed (1663 words)

	StarWISP Broadband
		Kazaa, Morpheus, Gnutella, Edonkey, WinMX, and other P2P applications have been permanently disabled from using our network, Bittorent is not blocked and I highly recommend it.
		I fully expected the change in StarWISP ownership to take place on the 15th, but it did not happen.
		We are however in discussions with another local company and I hope to hear from them by the first part of next week.
	www.starwisp.net /modules.php?name=News&new_topic=15 (1206 words)

	After Titan ? Euros and USA should build Exo-planet probe - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum
		It is definitely within our grasp within a decade or two if we actually put effort into it.
		If you want to know how to do interstellar spaceflight just google the internet on: starwisp robert forward
		This guy has kind of figured out every sort of technology for doing interstellar travels, ranging from existing technology to highly speculative ones.
	www.bautforum.com /showthread.php?p=335259#post335259 (1229 words)

	EverQuest 2 - Quest: The Starwisp Sword - eq2.gamepressure.com
		Sword stats for quest item: The Starwisp Sword, Dual Wield, Base Dmg: 2-5, Delay 1.3 seconds, Buffs: +1 Agi, +2 Str, +5 Health, +5 Power, Dmg Rating 5.6, Requierd to use: Rapier (45), Mastery (75), Wieght 1.0
		I got the sword from a mob, (conjurers and witches) just north of valhen bell tower, in the woods
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	eq2.gamepressure.com /quest.asp?id=580 (469 words)

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