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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 7 months ago

China plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar power

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China plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar power

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 7 months ago
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Chinese rocket scientist reveals blueprint for ‘incredible project’ to build solar power station in space using super heavy rockets.

https://archive.ph/wnAoR

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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    Microwaves most likely. Both NASA and ESA have done feasibility studies on similar ideas.

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      Right, so it’s been some time since I’ve seriously studied physics, but I’m fairly sure that microwave radiation is soaked readily by water/water vapour, which is why we have microwave ovens. So it would seem a lot of this projected energy would just be wasted on heating the atmosphere between the station and ground receiver. Do you happen to have links to the studies, because surely they had to address the issue?

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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        4•6 months ago

        Here’s a NASA feasibility study https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890059163

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          3•6 months ago

          Danke schön

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