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I'm skeptical about how feasible it is to send enough solar panels to Mars in order to power a base. Everyone's keeping quiet about the inevitable role of RTGs
by elsonrodriguez 10y ago
I'm skeptical about how feasible it is to send enough solar panels to Mars in order to power a base.
Everyone's keeping quiet about the inevitable role of RTGs or fission reactors in early human Mars exploration.
Solar will come either via an abundance of payloads delivered to Mars as things ramp up, or via panels produced on Mars itself.
- Teever 10y agoMusk briefly commented on nuclear during the MCT announcement. He said it was ultimately dependent on environmentalists on Earth allowing it. Other viable methods for power generation that are amenable to in-situ production include geothermal heat loops and solar concentrators.