I have an extended family member who has been working on this for 30 years. Much of it is self funded but at times he's worked with NASA and most recently the B

I have an extended family member who has been working on this for 30 years. Much of it is self funded but at times he's worked with NASA and most recently the Brazilian air force. Similarly to Elon Musk his goal is to lower the cost to space. [1] http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/prop16apr99_1/ http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/pr... [2] https://youtu.be/KtH-SxqdtaA?t=1m https://youtu.be/KtH-SxqdtaA?t=1m [3] http://www.space.com/7067-laser-propulsion-wild-idea-finally-shine.html http://www.space.com/7067-laser-propulsion-wild-idea-finally...