When a Marine gets hit by a laser beam, his weapon gets de-activated.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

Dr.Craig Smith,the chief executive of Electro Optic Systems, says laser beams fired from the ground could protect astronauts and satellites by targeting space junk that travels at potentially devastating speeds.

VOA: standard.2010.07.24

The laser tracking system would work by giving space craft and satellites, which are able to be maneuvered, time to move out of the way of an incoming chunk of debris.

VOA: standard.2010.07.24