SpaceX installed 29 Raptor engines on a Super Heavy rocket last night

Re:SpaceX installed 29 Raptor engines on a Super Heavy rocke... by tablespoon on Monday August 02, 2021 @06:04PM (#28043288)

> I think the best way to save the planet is to move heavy industry into space. Move our power generation into space and beam it down.

Wasn't one of the disasters in Simcity 2000 having your power-beaming space laser miss your power station instead light your city on fire? It seems like such a thing would cause massive hazards.

> Move people into real orbital habitats.

> Make Earth proper a gigantic park / nature reserve.

Or force people to live deep underground. Then when they save up enough money to buy a ticket, they can be transported there much more economically.

As for me, I like living on the surface.

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Re:SpaceX installed 29 Raptor engines on a Super Heavy rocke... by sebzim4500 on Monday August 02, 2021 @06:51PM (#28043694)

I don't know anything about the physical feasibility of any of this but honestly I don't think 'argument by video game' is terribly convincing.

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Re:SpaceX installed 29 Raptor engines on a Super Heavy rocke... by midasuni on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @03:34AM (#28046591)

A 1 hectare receiving plant taking in 2kW/square metre won’t be burning any cities, but generate 120MWh continuous base load even with just 25% efficiency.

Dial that up tenfold and I suspect you’ll be fine - especially with the plant in the desert (nothing to burn)

1GWh/y/ha. That’s a 4,000 ha requirement for the US electrical needs, about 10 square miles.

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