An extended family member worked on using lasers to launch payloads to orbits. [0] Here's a quick video demonstrating the technology, using lasers to lift a sm

An extended family member worked on using lasers to launch payloads to orbits. [0] Here's a quick video demonstrating the technology, using lasers to lift a small prototype several meters, back in, what I believe is the 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i81f3LifpWY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i81f3LifpWY [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leik_Myrabo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leik_Myrabo