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Power is beamed from an aircraft by laser

development2026-01-14

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Overview Energy emerged from stealth after beaming power from an aircraft to a ground receiver by near-infrared laser, planning orbital transmission by 2028, as NASA and the DOE partnered on a lunar fission reactor by 2030.

Reporting date: 2026-01-14 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 14, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Power is beamed from an aircraft by laser
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-14
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-14-laser-power-beaming
Claim: Overview Energy emerged from stealth after beaming power from an aircraft to a ground receiver by near-infrared laser, planning orbital transmission by 2028, as NASA and the DOE partnered on a lunar fission reactor by 2030.
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- Welcome to January 14, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-14-2026
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