Zachary Kaldy, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory thermal engineer, inspects the Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL) in Washington, D.C. SWELL will launch aboard the DoD Space Test Program-H9 payload (STP-H9) to the International Space Station in 2023, where it will then be powered on and operate for one to two years. SWELL will be the first on-orbit demonstrations of Laser Power Beaming. U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Sunderman. |
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