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It would work (maybe) but the generated current would be about 50,000 times weaker than it would be using the Earth's magnetic field...at least at the distance
by clavalle 9y ago
It would work (maybe) but the generated current would be about 50,000 times weaker than it would be using the Earth's magnetic field...at least at the distance of Earth from the Sun.
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoMaybe its still workable - the impulse to keep station at that distance would be smaller too?
- clavalle 9y agoYeah. The main problem with keeping a space station at a stable orbit above Earth is friction with the atmosphere. There might be small adjustments that need to be made where Earth's atmosphere is almost completely negligible but there are fewer forces degrading the orbit and there's no immediate threat of crashing into a planet if the adjustments aren't made in time.