For the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar power

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For the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar power

arstechnica.com

US Congress Breaks Ground on Space-Based Solar Power: A Small but Significant Victory for Space Exploration Enthusiasts

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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

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.

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