# Graphene Aerogels and Lasers Could Offer Satellites a Way to Steer Without Fuel

- slug: graphene-aerogels-and-lasers-could-offer-satellites-a-way-to-steer-without-fuel
- date: 2026-04-09
- category: Space & Aerospace

Thirty years of ground-based tests got the wrong answer. New microgravity data shows graphene aerogels driven by laser light produce roughly 50 times more thrust than anyone measured on Earth.

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