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It wont create demand because its not efficient and therefore nobody will invest huge amounts of money in it. > providing additional power to spacecraft in dee
by nickik 3y ago
It wont create demand because its not efficient and therefore nobody will invest huge amounts of money in it.
> providing additional power to spacecraft in deep space
Very likely an extreme niche application or wont happen.
> powering lasers for light sails
Again, an extreme niche or wont happen.
> or maybe as a directed energy weapon.
Same thing.
In a world where Starship exists, you can throw a deep space probe with gigantic amounts of solar panels, that seems cheaper then having a separate space craft.