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Agreed; these guys [1] are developing concentrated solar for a lunar regolith melting application. And the high-quality fiber can be made in orbit [2]... [1]
by politician 8y ago
Agreed; these guys [1] are developing concentrated solar for a lunar regolith melting application.
And the high-quality fiber can be made in orbit [2]...
[1] https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/leagilewg2008/presentations/oct29pm/Nakamura4011.pdf https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/leagilewg2008/presentation...
[2] https://www.iss-casis.org/blog/taking-zblan-optical-fiber-production-to-space/ https://www.iss-casis.org/blog/taking-zblan-optical-fiber-pr...
- gotocake 8y agoThe Moon is a lot closer to the Sun than Mars, and you have to remember that EM radiation falls off with the square of the distance. Mars is unsuitable if you need to rely on solar power alone, especially for concentrating and piping light to grow crops.