finn@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoFor the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar powerarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: tech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkFor the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar powerarstechnica.comfinn@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-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-squarecharliespider@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoAnd ppl think wind turbines are deadly to birds, imagine a flock flying through a trillion watt microwave beam.
minus-squaretal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 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