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Startup wants to launch mirrors up into space to light up the dark side of Earth
NBC News· 2026-03-12 23:58
This light in the night sky reflect the future of renewable energy. >> Where does the sun never set. >> Or will it be a headache keeping you up at night.>> The dawn of the solar age. >> It's not the moon, but a 60 ft wide mirror bouncing sunlight to the dark side of the planet. Space startup Reflect Orbital is hoping to launch 50,000 of these mirrors into orbit.>> We are working on delivering sunlight on demand with space technology. That's CEO Ben Noak, who wants the FCC to let his company launch its first ...