U.S. successfully tests airborne laser on missile

Yesterday at 8:44 p.m. PST (11:44 p.m. EST) Ronald Reagan became a technology prophet.

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. high-powered airborne laser weapon shot down a ballistic missile in the first successful test of a futuristic directed energy weapon, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said on Friday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1111660620100212?type=marketsNews

http://www.pierretristam.com/Bobst/library/wf-241.htm

They made fun of him using the term “Star Wars” as a joke. But now our freedom from incoming missiles is his lasting legacy.

I never thought this would happen in my lifetime. Anyone else thought they would see this day?