Knowing that sodium laser guidance stars are also extremely valuable to astronomers, she proposed an additional design not required by the Air Force but more suitable for research needs. Unfortunately, the design is as confidential as all other sodium green laser pointer technology. As a result, like-minded Air Force scientists lobbied the military to disclose this information over the next seven years.
In the end, they won: In 1991, Air Force scientists were allowed to introduce artificial guidance stars at an open meeting of the Astronomical Society. However, despite the great enthusiasm of all astronomers, the system is very technically demanding and expensive, and it needs to be developed by universities that cannot afford it.
So, shortly after the technology was deciphered, it became apparent that astronomers needed evidence-based research. While having lunch with colleagues, came up with an idea: “We are from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and are doing laser research. Indeed, the laboratory has a huge underground green laser pointer. It is often used to Isotopes are separated, but can be adjusted to the wavelength of sodium.