“…Adaptive Optics serves two very distinct communities: military facilities (which use the Laser Guide Stars for tracking satellites) and astronomical observatories which use Laser Guide Stars to correct atmospheric distortion in astronomical images (4,5,6,7). Both communities use Laser Guide Stars but the requirements for Wavefront Control for low earth orbit (military) versus astronomical observatories (4,5,6,7) are different: satellite tracking versus astronomy, in scale, in resolution, in complexity and size of facilities required.…”