101 to World [email protected]English • 5 days agoIndia considers joining Russia, China to build nuclear plant on Moon.www.rfi.frexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down110
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minus-squareatro_citylinkfedilink6•5 days ago But it would require a stable power supply – which only a nuclear reactor can provide, as the Moon’s lengthy lunar nights make solar energy unreliable.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 days agoAnd batteries are heavy. It would take a lot of lifts to get enough capacity up there.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 days agoJust put 4 solar stations equidistant around the moon and wire them together. Boom, stable solar power!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•5 days agoBoom thousands of kilometer of cable to install and loss of power on transmission. They would need lots of power to run life support, produce air and fuel from water. Solved problems on nuclear subs.
And batteries are heavy. It would take a lot of lifts to get enough capacity up there.
Just put 4 solar stations equidistant around the moon and wire them together. Boom, stable solar power!
Boom thousands of kilometer of cable to install and loss of power on transmission.
They would need lots of power to run life support, produce air and fuel from water. Solved problems on nuclear subs.
Just put them at the poles??