Post AQFSAESeMzFWTwtQ3M by eliza@xantronix.social
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 (DIR) Post #AQFSADVRv5tVWLC8mG by eliza@xantronix.social
       2022-12-03T17:24:17Z
       
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       “The method describes will convert nearly all the energy in a matter/antimatter reaction into a gamma-ray laser beam, producing thrust. Like most propulsion systems this can probably be weaponized.”
       
 (DIR) Post #AQFSADvKMsauobIo76 by myrrlyn@tacobelllabs.net
       2022-12-03T18:55:19Z
       
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       @eliza i am constantly thinking about the time a university project we were going to help with for laser cross- and down- links on orbital vehicles got axed by counsel because they decided it came uncomfortably close to violating the outer space treaty
       
 (DIR) Post #AQFSAESeMzFWTwtQ3M by eliza@xantronix.social
       2022-12-03T17:25:07Z
       
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       (i’m reading Atomic Rockets again)
       
 (DIR) Post #AQFSAExUWJv41bK37o by myrrlyn@tacobelllabs.net
       2022-12-03T18:58:49Z
       
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       @eliza the apocryphal quote was something like “we understand that you want to get a phd in centimeter-precision steering of an atmosphere-penetrating laser to an arbitrary ground target, which is exactly why you will not be getting one”