finn to Technology@beehaw.org • 1 year agoFor the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar powerarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up135file-textcross-posted to: tech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up135external-linkFor the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar powerarstechnica.comfinn to Technology@beehaw.org • 1 year agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: tech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.ml
US Congress Breaks Ground on Space-Based Solar Power: A Small but Significant Victory for Space Exploration Enthusiasts
minus-squarecharliespiderlinkfedilink5•1 year agoAnd ppl think wind turbines are deadly to birds, imagine a flock flying through a trillion watt microwave beam.
minus-squaretallinkfedilink4•1 year 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.
And ppl think wind turbines are deadly to birds, imagine a flock flying through a trillion watt microwave beam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_gun
Ion canon ready