Solar-pumped laser[1] is powerful enough, but it has problems with overheating. Overheating can be solved by fueling a satellite with a coolant. Rockets are che

Solar-pumped laser[1] is powerful enough, but it has problems with overheating. Overheating can be solved by fueling a satellite with a coolant. Rockets are cheaper now, so it is possible. Ukrainian scientists has patents on that laser, and Ukraine granted $300K to build a test system in Uzbekistan in 2004, but then project was shut down. [1] https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uzbekistan-solar-furnace-laser-20080808/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uzbekistan-solar-furnace-las...