☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 20 hours agoChina plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar powerwww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmygrad.mltechnology
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkChina plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar powerwww.scmp.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmygrad.mltechnology
minus-squareLemister [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·16 hours agoBlasting rockets from the surface to space is nonsense and wasteful in the long-term. Industry MUST be build in space to build space industry.
minus-squareiridaniotter [she/her, she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·16 hours agoI mostly agree. Space-based solar power is probably right at the boundary of space infrastructure that’s feasible while largely relying on Earth-based supplies.
Blasting rockets from the surface to space is nonsense and wasteful in the long-term. Industry MUST be build in space to build space industry.
I mostly agree. Space-based solar power is probably right at the boundary of space infrastructure that’s feasible while largely relying on Earth-based supplies.