Space-based solar power beckons as a new frontier for humanity (ft.com) 2 points by theonlybutlet 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] chrispeel 4y ago ↗ Non-paywall version: https://archive.ph/uu5jJThis seems like a bad idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power#Disadv...
[–] zeristor 4y ago ↗ The report is here:https://www.fnc.co.uk/discover-frazer-nash/news/frazer-nash-...I believe this was announced a few months back and I didn’t follow it up then, good to find what this was aboutI breezed through it, although skimmed it I would have thought that the potential environmental impact would have been analysed.It seems to have been a jingoistic exercise for an isolated Britain, with the idea that everything could be sourced from within the UK.I imagine all things are possible, however practically parts would be sourced from key suppliers.This is all launched into space, I didn’t catch sight of potential space resources materials, I trust they didn’t want to stray too far.A quality report, perhaps feedback for future versions could flesh it out a bit.
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[ 3.9 ms ] story [ 16.6 ms ] threadThis seems like a bad idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power#Disadv...
https://www.fnc.co.uk/discover-frazer-nash/news/frazer-nash-...
I believe this was announced a few months back and I didn’t follow it up then, good to find what this was about
I breezed through it, although skimmed it I would have thought that the potential environmental impact would have been analysed.
It seems to have been a jingoistic exercise for an isolated Britain, with the idea that everything could be sourced from within the UK.
I imagine all things are possible, however practically parts would be sourced from key suppliers.
This is all launched into space, I didn’t catch sight of potential space resources materials, I trust they didn’t want to stray too far.
A quality report, perhaps feedback for future versions could flesh it out a bit.