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A new NASA study seems to pull the plug on space solar power, by saying its vastly more expensive than Earth based solar. (www.thespacereview.com)
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[-] echo64@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It can make sense also, for example, in parts of the world that aren’t a good fit for solar power. I’d argue for more nuclear before space solar, but it’s not like there’s zero sense in it.

wild how people literally can't read more than one sentence before replying.

[-] Windex007@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I thought based on your first sentence which implied fusion was a pipe dream, that the second paragraph suggesting "more nuclear" would be referring to fission. "More" implies some already exists, and as you've already noted, there is no fusion in use.

[-] echo64@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

before we run out of room on the planet for more solar panels

I'm responding to this, there's potential uses outside of "we ran out of room on earth"

It can make sense also, for example, in parts of the world that aren’t a good fit for solar power.

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