@Viking_Hippie to Not The OnionEnglish • 1 year agoRussia and China plan to install a nuclear power plant on the Moonintlmonitor.comexternal-linkmessage-square49arrow-up1132arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: news
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoMy personal favourite is orbital solar. With no atmosphere, it should be doable. But of course it’s just as hypothetical as all the other options at this point.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThen beam the energy to Luna? Or could we transfer batteries?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoYou beam down the energy using microwaves. On earth that’s difficult because of the atmosphere. On the moon that doesn’t apply, obviously.
My personal favourite is orbital solar. With no atmosphere, it should be doable. But of course it’s just as hypothetical as all the other options at this point.
Then beam the energy to Luna? Or could we transfer batteries?
You beam down the energy using microwaves. On earth that’s difficult because of the atmosphere. On the moon that doesn’t apply, obviously.