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Electricity from orbit? 7 space laser projects that aim to beam power to Earth

The energy sent is low-intensity, invisible infrared light, which allows ground-based solar projects to generate power even ...
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DARPA selects companies for inter-satellite laser communications project

Under a program called Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN), DARPA seeks a low-cost, reconfigurable optical communications terminal. Credit: DARPA HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Five commercial ...