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The lightcraft is a revolutionary new type of transportation for use in earth-bound transportation as well as space bound flights. The lightcraft takes advantage of beamed-energy technology. Energy beaming allows the lightcraft to carry virtually no on-board propellant, greatly reducing its mass. Mass reduction allows the lightcraft to quickly and cheaply reach speeds which are needed for modern space travel. In the 1960's NASA and the Russian Space Agency first brought man to space. In the near future, the lightcraft will allow mankind as a whole to go there as well.

 

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