[ExI] SpaceX Super Heavy and Space Solar

[Keith Henson]

On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 2:11 PM efc--- via extropy-chat
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> On Sun, 20 Oct 2024, Keith Henson via extropy-chat wrote:
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> > The money through this program is $600 B/year.
>
> What about the constant and tedious counter-argument that it is
> impossible/difficult/too expensive/too unreliable to beam energy down to
> the planet?

Utter nonsense.  How long have we been beaming microwave down from GEO?

The loss budget is well understood.

> Has there been any new development there that would make it feasible?

No.  It's been technically feasible for a long time

> I love the idea personally, but I assume, cost aside, that there's
> probably some hurdle, technical or political lurking inside there
> somewhere.

It is the dollar scale of the project that is the big hurdle.

Keith

> Best regards,
> Daniel
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> > Keith
> >
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