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>> No.12530642 [View]
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First for beamed power interplanetary spacecraft.

>> No.12522070 [View]
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Oh shit, how did I miss this? Space Force is using the X-37B for microwave-frequency beamed power experiments at orbital distances! Building microwave power beaming satellites is another money printer for SpaceX unless someone else gets fully reusable 100+ ton to orbit boosters going.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33339/x-37b-space-planes-microwave-power-beam-experiment-is-a-way-bigger-deal-than-it-seems

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