Re:Caltech to Launch Space Solar Power Technology Demo into ...
by DennisP on Thursday January 05, 2023 @05:46PM
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He made one comment, a decade ago, well before he started talking about $35/kg to orbit with Starship.
In response to his famous question "what's the conversion rate," the answer is about 50%, according to the book The Case for Space Solar Power. That's not bad considering a panel in geostationary collects five times as much energy in 24 hours as a panel on Earth.
In response to his famous question "what's the conversion rate," the answer is about 50%, according to the book The Case for Space Solar Power. That's not bad considering a panel in geostationary collects five times as much energy in 24 hours as a panel on Earth.