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Forbes on 2020-05-27 21:42

Navy Research Lab Launches Solar Power Experiment On Secret X-37B Space Plane

It’s hoped that the device will test the viability of orbital solar power systems converting sunlight to microwave energy outside of the atmosphere.

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