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China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth' (www.livescience.com)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 days ago (5 children)

This is the seed that blossoms into a Dyson Sphrear, isn't it?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

I hope they build the first one in the shape of hammer-sickle

Orbiting solar power plants definitely seems like a step towards space elevators and related capabilities. They are testing some maglev space launchers too. Eventually solar array can be beaming power down to launch site to power up mag launchers. Hell yeah!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

I love this artist's stuff

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