X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

TWZ·May 13

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The US military's X-37B space plane is carrying an experiment to test the transmission of power from space. The experiment involves beaming microwave power or solar energy from space to earth, with potential applications for space-based solar power. Details of the experiment and its goals are not fully clear, but it is reportedly part of the space plane's new mission.

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