☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 27 days agoChina plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar powerwww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: space@lemmy.worldhardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkChina plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar powerwww.scmp.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: space@lemmy.worldhardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLemister [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·27 days 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-up6·27 days 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.