Russia test space lasers on the ISS – Dni.Ru

The Russian scientists will conduct a unique test of space laser. Established technology will transmit electricity from one spacecraft to the other. In the future, thus it planned to “fill” the satellites and other spacecraft.

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According to the newspaper “Izvestia”, a unique experiment in the International Space Station (ISS) prepared by experts from the Rocket and Space Corporation named after Queen (RSC) “Energy”. Instead of wires, scientists plan to use the laser beam , in which the electricity on board the Russian segment of the ISS will be transferred to the transport ship “Progress”. The ship will then be removed from the station about 1.5 km.

“ joined the project leading laboratories in the country , and today we already have photovoltaic receivers converters with an efficiency of about 60 percent, “- says the head of the department of energy systems of space vehicles of the new generation of RSC” Energia “Vyacheslav Tugaenko. According to him, based on the company is already prepared track for testing the guidance system of the beam.

According to the researchers, the ability to transfer power from the spacecraft powerful power plants to other spacecraft, which will be installed receivers-transmitters opens new horizons in space exploration. First of all, it is about “topping-up” satellites in outer space. In addition, remote fueling military apparatus can be useful.

10:55 / 30.11.2015 Space, ISS, Russian scientists

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