An aerospace expert explains the tech behind a Russian satellite-blinding laser (Iain Boyd/Fast Company)

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An aerospace expert explains the tech behind a Russian satellite-blinding laser – The technology sets the stage for the more ominous possibility of laser weapons that can permanently disable satellites. Russia is building a new ground-based laser facility for interfering with satellites orbiting overhead, according to arecent reportin The Space Review. The basic idea would be to dazzle the optical sensors of …

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