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- Star Catcher will launch its prototype on a SpaceX rocket this week.
- The prototype will beam laser energy to another satellite.
- Success would mark the first laser-powered transfer between two untethered objects in space.
- Star Catcher’s power nodes concentrate sunlight with lenses and convert it to specific wavelengths.
- Researchers say lower launch costs now make orbital power generation more feasible than in the 1970s.
