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Let's restrict it to travel within the solar system. We'll need fusion to power all of those beams.
by chimpburger 7y ago
Let's restrict it to travel within the solar system. We'll need fusion to power all of those beams.
- pfdietz 7y agoWhy is fusion needed to power the beams? Sunlight would work just fine.
- chimpburger 7y agoThere is a cap on potential solar power generation. Compare the amount of power generated per square meter for a solar panel versus a nuclear power station. Nuclear reactors can be stacked vertically or located underground. Also it is ugly to have vast areas of the natural landscape covered in panels. Ugly waste of space.
- pfdietz 7y agoWe're talking here about solar collectors IN SPACE, where the beam sources would be placed. The cap there is the entire output of the Sun.