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As I understand it, material would effectively reflect energy for about 10 years, assuming there isn't a more economical way to station-keep the already deploye
by zaroth 6y ago
As I understand it, material would effectively reflect energy for about 10 years, assuming there isn't a more economical way to station-keep the already deployed material versus just "send more".
I don't think it actually decays like radiation half-life though.
- nine_k 6y agoI suppose the sunlight will constantly keep blowing the dust off the Lagrange point, after which it will orbit Earth, and maybe eventually fall down onto Earth, or back to the Moon. I wonder what kind of orbits it's going to have, because we speak of many megatons here, even if finely dusted.