beakergordon

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   by beakergordon 4y ago

   On this note, does anyone know the tentative plan for the upcoming Artemis missions? Looks like they're slated for 30 days, but at least a few of those will probably be spent in transfer orbits. It makes me wonder if that timeline is c
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   by beakergordon 4y ago

   If the goal was isolation from natural disasters and the like, then why not just build it in a facility like Yucca Mountain?
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   by beakergordon 4y ago

   I think the implied comparison was: do we launch panels to the moon or build them in-situ? The increased solar exposure should boost both of these cases by the same percentage, but if the Earth-manufactured panel is (e.g.) 3x as efficient,
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   by beakergordon 4y ago

   The core constraint is the ability of any particular monitor to product light at these wavelengths. In simple terms, LCD panels often shine a white backlight through a panel with separate red, green, and blue filters for every pixel. A full