finn@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agoFor the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar powerarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkFor the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar powerarstechnica.comfinn@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
US Congress Breaks Ground on Space-Based Solar Power: A Small but Significant Victory for Space Exploration Enthusiasts
minus-squaretal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_gun The sun gun or heliobeam is a theoretical orbital weapon, which makes use of a concave mirror mounted on a satellite, to concentrate sunlight onto a small area at the Earth’s surface, destroying targets or killing through heat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_gun
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