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kWH of power and its cost does not translate here, your kWh of power does not have any specific impulse.
by Aperocky 4y ago
kWH of power and its cost does not translate here, your kWh of power does not have any specific impulse.
- randallsquared 4y agoSpace elevators and Lofstrom loops also do not have Isp (or have very, very poor Isp, if you're treating the Earth as reaction mass...).
- iso1631 4y agokWh is a measure of energy, not power. And specific impulse is only of relevance to rockets, not to the amount of energy required to lift. The problem in space access isn't an energy problem, it's a method problem.