Dr. Wellesley Pereira, a senior research physical scientist with the Air Force Research Lab's (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Pereira currently researches hyper-spectral imaging, but his experience in astronomy and physics has led him to theorize that the Air Force may push the envelope of manned space exploration by employing ground-based laser arrays fired at spacecraft deploying sails to transfer the momentum of photons to the craft propelling it through space. (U.S. Air Force photo/J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Dr. Wellesley Pereira, a senior research physical scientist with the Air Force Research Lab's (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Pereira currently researches hyper-spectral imaging, but his experience in astronomy and physics has led him to theorize that the Air Force may push the envelope of manned space exploration by employing ground-based laser arrays fired at spacecraft deploying sails to transfer the momentum of photons to the craft propelling it through space. (U.S. Air Force photo/J.M. Eddins Jr.) Stock Photo

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