The catastrophic failure of rockets made me think of a less aggressive propulsion method. Coupled with the news of China planning to construct a massive solar power plant in space that will use microwaves to continuously send energy back to Earth. I came with the following idea.
Wirelessly transmit electric power from space to a rocket that uses ion thrusters. If we can build Ion thrusters that can exceed the gravity it can be viable. Lower acceleration would be more comfortable for the humans and the satellites travelling to space. Also decreases the possibility of a catastrophe. My Stage Zero idea would also help. Raising the rocket to a higher altitude increases the wireless power transfer efficiency due to lack of clouds and thick atmosphere.
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