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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by sneak on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @04:22AM (#30270680)
If I had to guess, probably quite a bit. I doubt the battery cells or the electronics would hold up under hard vacuum.

I recall a story posted here that if you put an iPhone in helium it will break the MEMS components inside of it and it will fail to boot, and that's still at 1 atmosphere.

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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by dotancohen on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @09:31AM (#30273024)
The battery is already sealed, and 1 atmosphere isn't a lot of pressure to contain. It might even be able to be pressurized to quite a bit less. Regarding the electronics, engineering-wise that's a solved problem. And it would only need the drivetrain and charging electronics.

I suppose that a wider track would be useful in 1/3 G, but that is a mod that off-roaders have been doing at home for decades. Ditto ride height and wheel size.

I would not be surprised to see a Cybertruck offloading from a Starship someday, maybe even on a private mission after Artemis finishes.

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