Re:Chinese city to launch man-made moon to light up skies
by solarkraft on Thursday October 18, 2018 @11:42AM
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> That doesn't sound like it's within the current state of the art
> about two Falcon Heavy trips
This does sound like it's within the state of the art! The mirror doesn't have to be one solid piece, it can be assembled from many smaller-ish satellites.
Of course you have overhead, so ... 5 Falcon Heavy trips? This is still very fine, if you're willing to put in the money.
> about two Falcon Heavy trips
This does sound like it's within the state of the art! The mirror doesn't have to be one solid piece, it can be assembled from many smaller-ish satellites.
Of course you have overhead, so ... 5 Falcon Heavy trips? This is still very fine, if you're willing to put in the money.