(Source: Sonoma State University) More than four decades may have passed since man has set foot on the moon, but last year Sonoma State University equipment technician Steve Anderson shot a giant laser at it. Working in conjunction with a local Sonoma County laser light show studio, Anderson created a 100-Watt laser projector, about 2000 times more powerful than the five milliwatts found in a typical handheld laser. Anderson demonstrated the laser as part of a visual display the night before the launch of the Orion Spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on December 5, and participated in the Holidays in Space events later that month. Before the Orion launch, Anderson's green...
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