Then they would have to overcome the obstacle of preventing birds from flying through the microwaves during take off. or just establish a no bird zone.
Once the astronauts reach their orbit they can then eat heir burritos that were cooked during the launch.
Yes. Sometimes there is just the bare fact of an application searching for a purpose. To me, this is the best I’ve seen given payload weights, technology, etc.
Besides the complications you rightly cite, there is also the problem dealing with the massive dispersion loss and the tremendous inefficiency that could be realized.
In the end, could this just be an innovative attempt to fool gullible politicians about some bad idea’s efficacy?
It’s been done before, for sure.
Mr. Sulu, take us out of orbit, 1/4 defrost.
Minimal compared to the daily toll from windmills.
I think it would quickly become one.