As far as space travel and Kickstarter is concerned, we’ve seen crowdfunding projects for satellites in low earth orbit, impacting the moon, and even a project for a suborbital rocket.

In the video after the break you can see how the lights and sounds serve as a warning system for the laser itself, as the cannon can be seen “charging up” for a few seconds before emitting a beam.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A space station launched by Russia during the Cold War included a built-in cannon, but ...

Gen. Dan Karbler told the audience at the virtual Space Missile Defense symposium on Tuesday The so-called “laser battalion,” as Defense One described it, would eventually deploy the new 50 kw ...

A laser weapon firing a continuous beam. Doesn't require ammunition, but will need heat sink replaced if it overheats. What the LAS-98 Laser Cannon lacks in heavy-hitting firepower, it makes up ...

A laser beam in outer space that sends orbiting debris to a fiery end in the Earth's atmosphere may soon be a reality. SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. said it is developing a satellite that can shoot ...