[Brett66]

I always liked the idea of beaming microwaves to an inflatable antennae on the craft. Heck we could pump 50 MW to it and it would only have the weight of the antennae. I'm sure that would take a lot of development time and money, but what a system that would be. We could have our cake and eat it too. :)

[Frank_Discussion]

I like it as a backup technique, but I wouldn't want it ingrained as an architectural backbone to any system. No ship should be beholden to ground control and power.