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Optical Power Beaming Demonstration Conducted at Kennedy Space Center

Star Catcher Proves Path to Scalable Power Grid for Space

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Tom Patton
Nov 05, 2025
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A new world record for wireless optical power transmission has been conducted by Star Catcher at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The demonstration surpassed the previous benchmark set by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

“These real-world results offer definitive proof of the soundness and maturity of our approach to b…

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