Space Station Could Get Laser Cannon to Destroy Orbital Debris. News. By Charles Q. Choi published 30 April 2015 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

(Yes, dear reader, a laser cannon.) If the notion of lasers in space sounds slightly terrifying, you're not alone. "The problem with it is mostly political," says Don Kessler, who spent more than ...

Russia Wants to Blast Space Junk with Laser Cannon. News. By Mindy Weisberger published 15 June 2018 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

International Space Station could use laser to blast space debris 00:32. The International Space Station could one day get armed with a laser to shoot down orbiting debris, researchers say.

The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...

Indeed, lasers can be used as lasers, and a giant laser gun in space would be a huge threat. Fortunately, China’s new space laser isn’t made to attack, but rather to locate other satellites and prove ...

For more than a decade, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been building laser guns for the U.S. military. In a press release late last month, Lockheed described how it will build a new 500 kW-class ...

Of all the space laser ideas that have been discussed, DE-STAR is probably the most well-studied and developed. It would consist of a modular phased array of lasers powered by solar cells.

DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that America’s strategic adversaries are already developing this satellite ...

Coit Tower will light up the San Francisco skyline with laser space cannons this weekend, as arts non-profit Illuminate aims to continue lifting the locals’ spirits and energize the city.

NASA’s laser communications experiment just beamed back a video from space for the first time, and it features a cat named Taters chasing a laser pointer.