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What kind of power could such a satellite realistically gather, and how much would be left by the time if reached Earth? Curious to know how this would be benef
by GordonS 6y ago
What kind of power could such a satellite realistically gather, and how much would be left by the time if reached Earth? Curious to know how this would be beneficial over a land-based solar array.
- ben_w 6y agoDepends what you mean by “realistic”. Realistic by cost? Right now, tens kilowatts to low megawatts, and similar losses to sunlight at whatever wavelength. Realistic in the sense of “if the $2 trillion per year currently spent on energy was spent on bootstrapping known tech but in space”, rather a lot more.