The craft was to be powered by nuclear fusion, using laser beams to produce pulses of nuclear energy in a generator in the centre of the craft, at a rate of over 1000 Hz to prevent resonance, which could damage the vehicle.
The objective was to utilize nuclear fusion as the propulsion method, employing laser beams to produce bursts of energy in a core generator, with a high frequency (over 1000 Hz) applied to prevent resonance damage to the craft.