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They are suited for powering orbital rings though.
by de_watcher 7y ago
They are suited for powering orbital rings though.
- pfdietz 7y agoSolar in space would be so much more practical.
- petschge 7y agoThat is only true out till (a litle past) Mars orbit. For deep space mission solars performance in terms of Watts per weight quickly becomes pretty bad. The 1/r^2 drop in solar flux eats your lunch there.
- pfdietz 7y agoFission is fine out there. And DT fusion has no advantage over fission anywhere in space. But I tell you what: let's let space programs pay for fusion, if that's going to be where it gets used. They all seem to have much more immediate tech development needs closer in.