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Alexander W.
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anything that has a starfleet insignia loses credibility

other than that, im with justin.]]>Jun 28th 2006 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/
They tested MIRACL in 1997 on an old satellite, not to blow it up, but just to see how well they could target it.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/1997/t10231997_t1023asd.html
I wonder how effective (if at all) this technology would be against missiles.]]>Jun 28th 2006 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/Jun 28th 2006 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://wickedlasers.com/products.php?content=spyder
isnt exactly going to take down satellites but is damn cool]]>Jun 29th 2006 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/Jun 29th 2006 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/Jun 29th 2006 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/
They touted it back then as a method to modify their adaptive optics to improve earth based telescopes...

How is this different?]]>Jun 29th 2006 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/
-G.]]>Jun 29th 2006 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://geocities.com/plautus_satire/columbia/X/]]>Nov 10th 2006 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/28/starfire-optical-range-a-death-ray-for-sciences-sake/Oct 23rd 2006 5:38PM