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How many (presumably friendly) lasers are being shot at us from space? (pew! pew!)
Example: at first they could not decide which of the green laser-shooting satellites was responsible! Too many to choose from?
See Science Alert's February 9, 2023, Ominous Green Lasers Shot Over ...
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Deorbit LEO debris with a higher orbit laser?
A couple of days ago I asked Can a laser be used to clear the launch path of a rocket? turns out this is not a good plan but the
answer by Hobbes suggests the idea of clearing debris with a laser is ...
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Can a laser be used to clear the launch path of a rocket?
Military grade lasers shooting down incoming missiles have been in the news since Ronald Reagan was the US president. The problems, as I recall are mostly about diffusion in atmosphere.
The Kessler ...
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Technological challenges in substituting EO Satellites X-band downlinks with laser downlinks?
The majority of Earth Observation satellites, whether for meteorology or land analysis, downlink their data in the X-Band to either government-run or privately-owned ground stations. In Europe, the ...
