Post AYO7TdfFzF0nSUD4e8 by AnnMorris@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AYO48nluueXirWhJbs by stux@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T12:33:29Z
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I'm actually super happy most if not all 'space laser' projects have failed so farThe Russians tried to launch one decades ago but luckily it burned up with a failed launchI think the US also 'gave up' on this but imagine a country having a lazer in space ready to destoy any target they want anywhere on the planetAltough I wouldn't be surprised if a country has launched this already but without us knowing..I love space and I love lasers but not as a weapon together :blobfoxsignno:
(DIR) Post #AYO4Npg86dgx7T9qz2 by housepanther@mstdn.goblackcat.com
2023-08-04T12:37:29Z
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@stux Agreed! Space should not be weaponized.
(DIR) Post #AYO4Op5PnFA9ZYSPMe by peteriskrisjanis@toot.lv
2023-08-04T12:35:47Z
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@stux there was an idea as deterrence against nukes but was not scientifically plausible.Lasers really do not work like in movies.
(DIR) Post #AYO4UlipDNLWsLj4sq by Joris@hostux.social
2023-08-04T12:37:09Z
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@stux
(DIR) Post #AYO4cFZecji9UH0J0a by stux@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T12:38:50Z
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@peteriskrisjanis Indeed! Only with super clear weather and on a reasonable distance they /could/ melt the engine etc but the chances of that going right are slim
(DIR) Post #AYO4dZ9FKjJIU7HNEO by trebach@functional.cafe
2023-08-04T12:38:59Z
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@stux I don't think such an idea would really work anyway. One cloud, plane, balloon, etc and your laser is going off target or dissipating. You'd have to treat a space laser firing like a rocket launch
(DIR) Post #AYO4ibuAVkEETzdFgW by Dseitz@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T12:40:02Z
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@stux The science behind giant lasers in space is... iffy. The "Strategic Defense Initiative" was originally supposed to be an X-ray laser powered by a nuclear warhead. Fortunately even in the 80s they test that on the ground and it turned out to the shock of no adult in the room this was a stupid idea that didn't work.
(DIR) Post #AYO5M3pobQ7IOoPJUO by nuncio@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T12:47:10Z
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@stux Basically just a big laser pointer to entertain large cats. LOL
(DIR) Post #AYO5vFkcI4SrUYkyK8 by stux@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T12:53:26Z
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@hans Marjorie Taylor Greene is a valid nutjob :blobcatfakeverified: I think the rule of thumb goes: with everything she says, prob the opposite is true
(DIR) Post #AYO5y85LFQo6aNp2LA by stux@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T12:53:53Z
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@nuncio I LIKE THAT! :ed_grin:
(DIR) Post #AYO68kZuzCEmrlBkLw by MugsysRapSheet@newsie.social
2023-08-04T12:55:55Z
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@stux I hear "The Jews" already have such a Space Laser. đ¤
(DIR) Post #AYO6D7qyOLu4D8Fh3o by stux@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T12:56:39Z
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@MugsysRapSheet Well, I'm very sure you heard wrong than :blobcatgiggle:
(DIR) Post #AYO7DNXcAHxkossjmy by kkarhan@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T13:07:57Z
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@stux the only kind of "#SpaceLazer" I like are for Intersatellite Links, which makes them more efficient and harder to snoop than RF based links.Also it allows for higher transfer speeds, something that is crucial for communication of low earth orbiting satellites used for survey.In short #SpaceLaser|s are good but only as a form of #Laser-based optical links in #Space.
(DIR) Post #AYO7LunWOy0eHPOPWi by kkarhan@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T13:09:33Z
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@stux @nuncio in that regard, Laser weapons already work: They just fry the optics of missiles used to acquire a lock on a target.
(DIR) Post #AYO7TdfFzF0nSUD4e8 by AnnMorris@mastodon.social
2023-08-04T13:09:44Z
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@stux According to space laser expert, Marjorie Three Toes Greene, the U.S. already has space lasers and uses them to burn whole forests to the ground.
(DIR) Post #AYO7buGs7xK1HPkLMO by stux@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T13:12:22Z
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@AnnMorris The only expertise she has is âbsâ :flan_wink:
(DIR) Post #AYO7pzRhgVhvNoWowi by oddhack@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T13:14:57Z
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@stux more immediately concerning are ground-based lasers used to overload satellite optical systems.
(DIR) Post #AYO7vXdzxnwOtYvUrw by ottaross@mastodon.social
2023-08-04T13:15:14Z
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@stux see also "beaming solar energy to ground from orbit." It's being hailed as a green energy thing, but swing the beam away from the receiver and it goes⌠energy, energy, energy, DEATH RAY, energy, energy.
(DIR) Post #AYO81OOdGAKzx1Wqoa by stux@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T13:16:55Z
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@oddhack Indeed, and more common and realistic If a simple store bought laser can annoy/endanger airplane pilots I can only imagine what a powerful one can do
(DIR) Post #AYODRnsDerrwGcmU6q by Bluedepth@mastodon.social
2023-08-04T14:17:45Z
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@stux Why not just launch a shiny aluminum parabola up into space, aim that, then fire the laser from somewhere easy on Earth, up to the shiny, then down to hot illuminated death below? We could set it spinning and do earth carving artwork, it would be a huge waste of money, but thatâs really vogue for late dystopian 21st century âthey did it to themselvesâ aesthetic. :)Could use the laser to pick off Starlink nits while weâre at it. Socially groom Low Earth Orbit. :)
(DIR) Post #AYOGb8B3q0UThujWlc by video_manager@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T14:52:50Z
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@stux meh. Space weapons are themselves incredibly vulnerable. A bucket of gravel tossed into opposing orbit will take them out with hundreds of 34,000 miles per hour shrapnel.
(DIR) Post #AYOtUb35zZwHR5snBI by Tedgarrison3@mstdn.social
2023-08-04T22:08:55Z
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@stux Military tech that doesn't work - you always wonder if it does actually.. But is it so awesome that they purposefully spread disinformation to make everyone think it doesn't work. But if someone suddenly launched a nuke, would it magically go *poof* midflight for reasons unknown.Or like all the failed tests of interceptors for taking out hypersonic missles... If I miss the missile by exactly 1 mile, but my plan was to miss by exactly 1 mile, then maybe I actually aced my test?
(DIR) Post #AYPBf97004Kf9Qt9Jw by Tergenev@mastodon.social
2023-08-05T01:32:33Z
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@stux yeah, I think I saw a documentary about the secret U.S. Plans . . . https://youtu.be/xuv7SIVNkx8