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In space, there's no interference from the atmosphere - no clouds, nothing blocking portions of the spectrum. You have constant sunlight whenever you're facing
by sorbus 15y ago
In space, there's no interference from the atmosphere - no clouds, nothing blocking portions of the spectrum. You have constant sunlight whenever you're facing the sun. The difference between getting 12 hours of light unless it's cloudy and 24 hours of light is huge. Just that doubles the per-day output of a solar cell (you would have to get it into an orbit that keeps it facing the sun, but that's not especially hard).
- stcredzero 15y agoyou would have to get it into an orbit that keeps it facing the sun, but that's not especially hard From where we're sitting, it's daunting. But once there's power-producing and power-beaming infrastructure in orbit, then we can power tugs with plasma thrusters to transfer material from LEO to GEO.