Roid Rage Beige Is Badass
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Feb 5, 2026 A behind‑the‑scenes reveal of a new in‑house laser testing facility and the surprisingly fierce debate over its beige walls. Deep dives into laser classes, safety, ventilation, and making lab setups behave like lander payloads. Practical talks on power, spot size, optics alignment, and how to scale experiments toward industrial asteroid mining.
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Marks Prove The Room Works
- Jack points out marks on the new room's walls from stray beams during testing as proof the room worked.
- Chap confirms the room contained those beams, validating the safety design.
Over‑Engineered Ventilation
- Over-spec ventilation and filtration when testing laser ablation to remove harmful particulates quickly.
- Add gas sensors and high air-exchange rates to detect and purge toxic byproducts within minutes.
Iterate Small Before Scaling
- Start experiments with smaller, inefficient lab lasers to validate physics before using flight‑scale units.
- Iteration speed and lower CapEx early reduce risk and inform payload tradeoffs.
