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There is an amazing researcher from MIT that is talking about autonomously self-assembling structures in space. She was on Lex Fridman [0] Simply one of the mo
by samstave 3y ago
There is an amazing researcher from MIT that is talking about autonomously self-assembling structures in space. She was on Lex Fridman [0]
Simply one of the most articulate people I have listened to on such an interesting subject.
These appear as if they may be able to be to core thruster for nodes which can be launched like starlink and then, well... star-link-up using the same orchestration software that terrestrial drones use for big displays.
What would the thrust capabilities be for arrays of these. If the fuel needs replacing - create little bots that can give in vacuum re fueling?
[0] https://www.media.mit.edu/articles/ariel-ekblaw-space-colonization-and-self-assembling-space-megastructures/ https://www.media.mit.edu/articles/ariel-ekblaw-space-coloni...
https://lexfridman.com/ariel-ekblaw/ https://lexfridman.com/ariel-ekblaw/