Welcome to Beam Lift Station

For nearly 50 years or so mankind has been in development of beam powered flight. This capability was first demonstrated in 1964 by William C. Brown when he flew a miniature helicopter equipped with a combination antenna and rectifier device called a rectenna. The rectenna converted microwave power beamed to the craft into electricity, allowing the helicopter to fly.

For most of the 20th century though the primary method of space travel was without question accomplished with rockets. The 21st century we think will become dominated by beam propulsion technology for powering space flight. Beam powered flight up to this point has achieved only a slightly better flight duration than that achieved by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk. It is a start but Beam Lift Station aims a lot higher. We aim to be the first cooperative endeavor to achieve orbital insertion using beam powered propulsion.

There are many approaches being explored now for beam propulsion. Lasers used to heat the air in a chamber or used to vaporize dry ice have been explored with some success. Microwaves beamed into a wave guide that heats the air inside the chamber creating a reaction thrust has been tested and has had some success. Some combination of these methods will also no doubt be explored.

Our preferred method involves a proprietary system for delivering a coherent molecular beam of both energy and propellant to the craft. This will be our primary focus for development. This system has the advantage of being able to deliver both propellant in the form of water vapor particles and electric energy to the craft.

Join us in our exploration of space as we develop and launch the first payloads and people into orbit using energy from a ground based beam lift station. Beam powered flight holds the promise of affordable manned space flight for civilian space exploration.