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by nickfromseattle 432 days ago
An extended family member worked on using lasers to launch payloads to orbits. [0]

Here's a quick video demonstrating the technology, using lasers to lift a small prototype several meters, back in, what I believe is the 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i81f3LifpWY

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leik_Myrabo
2 comments
alphan0n 432 days ago
That’s awesome, also I’m pretty sure that’s Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager) narrating, which is also awesome.
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anentropic 432 days ago
Awesome!

...Is that ablating the ceiling as it drifts off-beam?

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