Stratospheric mirror airships
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A concept introduced by Josh Storrs Hall.
Small very lightweight atomically precise produced balloons containing movable mirrors to redirect incoming sunlight.
Those float in the stratosphere and cover large parts of the earth.
Usage on and near earth
- A main usage would be weather control (atmospheric geoengineering).
- Parts of the side of the moon that faces earth could be lit up during the long moon night.
- Such a system obviously could be misused as directed energy weapon.
Some similar problems could emerge much sooner with laser systems created by today's non atomically precise technology.
See: De-Star project
Usage beyond earth
Beside earth such systems of mirror airships could be installed on other planets or moons with sufficiently dense atmospheres like Venus Mars Titan and Jupiter.
Focussed beams of light can be sent over vast interplanetray distances.
One main limiting factor is probably the angular accuracy the mirrors can be held.
(TODO: Do some math regarding long range light redirection assuming such a system)
