China’s super heavy rocket to construct space-based solar power station - SpaceNews
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China plans to use a new super heavy-lift rocket currently under development to construct a massive space-based solar power station in geostationary orbit.

I'm fucking horny at this shit.

"The project would aim to establish a large collecting area receiving solar energy near constantly, without the atmosphere or seasonal changes affecting energy levels. Converted energy would be then transmitted to Earth via microwaves or lasers. The project would provide large-scale renewable energy and help tackle energy resource scarcity"

Finally some fucking good news in this hellworld.

Let's gooooo :mao-shining: :xi-shining:

    • comi [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      They would decay faster in space, but on the other hand hubble still works :thonk: they lose like 50-70 percent of efficiency though

        • comi [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Cosmic particles and uv kills photocells faster, on earth they are shielded from both. Uv you likely can filter, particles are an issue though. But I’m mainly musing, not super sure :blob-no-thoughts: