NASA Looking To Refuel Spaceships Via Lasers

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Submission + - NASA Looking To Refuel Spaceships Via Lasers (nasa.gov)

Submitted by msmoriarty on Tuesday September 20, 2011 @07:41PM

msmoriarty writes: As several sites have reported, NASA is researching how to use lasers and/or microwave energy to "provide external power on demand for aerospace vehicles" as part of its "Game-Changing" technology development program.

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