• threelonmusketeersM
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    2 months ago

    Transmit to Earth for 30 seconds to a minute during ten-minute passes over a ground receiver.

    Wait, they’re not even going to use the power in space? Surely this can never be cheaper than Earth-based solar power.

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      2 months ago

      I’ve seen numbers from those Space AI super computer guys stating why that might be the case. I’m not sure I buy there numbers but at least a few groups are thinking about it.