US Congress Breaks Ground on Space-Based Solar Power: A Small but Significant Victory for Space Exploration Enthusiasts

  • TheTrueLinuxDev@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    They did a test with microwave to transmit energy from space to Earth. There is some serious drawback in doing it via microwave though, so I’m curious on how they’ll transmit a huge amount of energy without heating up or causing residual damage to the environment.

    • MrGoodBright@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Yeah seems like there’s a general thermodynamics problem with sending a bunch of energy through the atmosphere