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Jordin Kare

American physicist, aerospace engineer (1956–2017)

  • Fame49.1
  • Momentum10.0
  • Wikipedia2K
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Lived 1956–2017, aged 61United States
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    6 languages
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  • Era
    1956–2017
    Aged 61
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Updated 2026-06-23

Jordin T. Kare was an American physicist and aerospace engineer who researched laser propulsion. He was responsible for Mockingbird, a conceptual design for an extremely small reusable launch vehicle, and was involved in the Clementine lunar mapping mission. Kare also conceived the SailBeam interstellar propulsion technique. In the science fiction fan community, he was a composer, performer and recording artist of filk music.

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49.1
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Momentum10.0
Historical6.7
Source confidence45.0
Completeness70.0
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