Recommendation

Given the high technology and monetary restrictions of antimatter research, it is reasonable to assume that current work done in educational facilities will soon reach its limit.  Unless independent research is financially backed by large corporations, groundwork on this subject will come to a halt.  Though the groundwork and theory for an antimatter propulsion system have been established, without a tested working system, antimatter propulsion will continue to be overlooked as a realistic alternative to our current propulsion systems.

   It is our recommendation that the Air Force develop or take on an antimatter propulsion team in order to begin a full scale building and testing of an antimatter propulsion system.  The Air Force has the facilities, money, and technology to sustain the level of research and testing needed to produce working antimatter propulsion systems. [JSL1] This is not to say that all current studies should be abandoned or taken over by the Air Force.  Current research should remain the work of those who have pioneered the field and invested the time and effort.  Instead, the Air Force would become a central agency in the development and funding of a full scale antimatter propulsion system with its own independent research and joint research with other groups should they choose.