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A new NASA study seems to pull the plug on space solar power, by saying its vastly more expensive than Earth based solar. (www.thespacereview.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, we already have space-based solar power. It's called "The Sun". The best thing is, we don't even need to go to space to get it. The Sun beams the energy all the way down to the ground where we can easily collect it!

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[–] randomsnark@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

The sun is space-based fusion power, with photon-based transmission

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