Laser/maser launches is a form of better launches that uses laser sail/starwisp technology for launches. Starwisp is a technology for using masers (microvawe equivalent of laser) to drive a spacecraft just like in the solar/laser sail principle, but with microwaves and a net instead of sail because microwaves have longer wavelengths and waves can be stopped by anything with smaller holes than the wavelength. Interstellar concepts consider that maser starwisps could generate up to 10g acceleration, so manned missions would keep lower acceleration for the sake of the astronauts rather than technological limitations. This certainly means it can generate enough thrust for launches, because astronauts do not die from g-force during normal launches and it is of course possible to adjust the thru
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