Sony has partnered with California’s Astro Digital to test laser communications from two small satellites, using optical disc technology the Japanese conglomerate pioneered for CD players.
There are actually a ton of “space laser” companies at this point. SpaceX above all others, but in the SDA world there’s Skyloom, Mynaric, CACI, Tesat.
For legit “space lasers”, Aetherflux wants to beam power to the surface.
There are actually a ton of “space laser” companies at this point. SpaceX above all others, but in the SDA world there’s Skyloom, Mynaric, CACI, Tesat.
For legit “space lasers”, Aetherflux wants to beam power to the surface.
That’s how I burnt down a city in SimCity 2000 using a microwave power plant.