• fishy@lemmy.today
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      12 hours ago

      Yes, but the infrared radiators for a single megawatt are apx the size of 4 tennis courts. Until there’s a space elevator, that’s a tremendous amount of resources to get into orbit.

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 hours ago

      Apparently there are a lot of concerns, of which, one is venting heat. Also the change of heat as a satellite dips in and out of sunlight.

      I didn’t think about radiation, which I should have since it’s a not-small problem for human astronauts.

      Heavy CMEs are going to be the AI equivalent of Purple Haze LSD.