could this work?

Question

when the space shuttle launched a tethered satilite the tether generated a large enough current to burst. could a particle beam lasser go through space the same way and deliver higher charged particles to earth?

I know a lasser is light but particle beam lassers are fact can the particles reach a more excited statewith a greater charge so we can extract it on earth.

Answer 1

You have a good seed thought, so let's try to modify it. The tether experiment seemed to show that a tremendous electrical charge can be gathered. It it were used to charge up some very large capacitors in the cargo bay I dare say you would have your choice of powering a laser weapon or, with some good coordination, a power beam directed to a receiver on earth.

Answer 2

Almost every question that starts with, "could this work?" is some crazy idea that could never work. Also, laser beams are light beams, not particle beams. But the idea of sending power with a beam does work and others have though of sending power to Earth from space, either by laser beam or microwave beam.

Answer 3

This is an idea till it is put into practice it will not work.

For every crazy idea there have been answers and inventions later in life.

Please continue to keep thinking and wish this works

Answer 4

Laser light is just that; light. It doesn't collect or push charges round.