Over the last few years, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has been developing satellite-based laser beam sources for better climate research. In August of 2016, the institute began Project ALISE (Diode-pumped Alexandrite Laser Instrument for next generation Satellite-based Earth observation), which will run until July 2018. Working in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics and Airbus Defence and Space, Fraunhofer will investigate the feasibility and potential applications of a satellite-based laser system for climate observation. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/162015/project-a...rs-satellites/