Artist's impression of the operation of a neutral particle beam (NPB) platform,a space-based defensive weapon under evaluation as part of America's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) - the so- called "Star Wars" program. The artwork shows (foreground) the deployment of an NPB platform by a space shuttle: in background an operational NPB platform is busy intercepting hostile ballistic missiles. A neutral particle beam has the advantage of not being deflected by the Earth's magnetic field,and so (in theory) its destructive power might be more accurately directed at a distant target | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / US Dept. of Energy |
Bildgröße: | 3193 px × 2169 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |