Good point.

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Good point.

et — 3/8/2006 5:26:34 AM (archived)

It could be that the "Sodium Ion" comment referred to it's wavelength and not the lasing medium but from this point it's ambiguous.

There is also the notion that on these "Aurora" type orbiters, something ionizes the shock layer ahead of the nose to reduce the heat load on a presumably pointy nose. What else, laser cooling?

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AWST: USAF ran top secret manned orbital missions in 1990's - JimO - 3/6/2006 3:09:27 AM
- DONUTS on ROPE contrails?????? - carl - 3/9/2006 2:21:47 PM
- Somebody's got some explaining to do - Robert - 3/6/2006 11:12:40 PM
  - re: Somebody's got some explaining to do - R.L. - 3/8/2006 5:06:33 AM
- It's hard to hide something that big and loud - Larry J - 3/6/2006 8:33:51 PM
  - My extensive expreience with the XB-70... - et - 3/6/2006 8:43:32 PM
- First take -- glaring implausibilities - JimO - 3/6/2006 12:08:47 PM
  - Common sense... - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2006 5:33:34 PM
    - Common sense for 1986 though? (n/t) - et - 3/6/2006 5:53:50 PM
- R.L., what do you think of the sodium-ion laser comment in the AWST story? - et - 3/6/2006 6:29:46 AM
  - Who knows... - R.L. - 3/8/2006 5:13:04 AM
    - re: Who knows... - Aloha - 3/8/2006 4:45:36 PM
      - Do you have anything of value to contribute? (n/t) - R.L. - 3/9/2006 5:22:58 AM
    - Good point. - et - 3/8/2006 5:26:34 AM
  - Ok serious answer.... - R.L. - 3/6/2006 10:51:31 AM
  - No, it does not work in reverse - R.L. - 3/6/2006 9:29:56 AM
    - re: No, it does not work in reverse - JimO - 3/6/2006 12:10:49 PM
      - :( sorry, I was in a silly mood - R.L. - 3/6/2006 7:14:20 PM
      - An orange herring if you will? - et - 3/6/2006 6:24:55 PM
- Boron toothpaste? - et - 3/6/2006 6:23:00 AM
  - Ok, so Boron fuels might be old news... - et - 3/6/2006 6:22:16 PM
- So what, we're talking about an "Aurora" plus "White Knight" type carrier system? - et - 3/6/2006 4:16:09 AM
  - Given that one of the XB-70s crashed after it "sucked" an F-104 into it's tail... - et - 3/6/2006 6:20:45 PM
    - XB-70 crash sequence - Larry J - 3/6/2006 8:15:40 PM
      - More XB-70 Photos - Peter Bruener - 3/10/2006 7:11:34 AM
        
        Scale - Peter Bruener - 3/10/2006 7:31:26 AM
      - It doesn't fit, or does it? - et - 3/6/2006 8:50:23 PM
        
        Hard to tell - Larry J - 3/6/2006 10:11:10 PM
        
        Ah. Ok. - et - 3/6/2006 10:31:46 PM
        
        re: Ah. Ok. - et - 3/6/2006 10:32:14 PM
        
        All that matters... - ljk - 3/7/2006 3:40:39 PM
        
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        It's hard to judge size when there's no frame of reference - Larry J - 3/7/2006 9:27:00 PM
        
        That's no wrench... - et - 3/7/2006 11:03:02 PM
        
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