Blue Origin manufactured solar cell prototype from lunar regolith simulants

Re:Blue Origin manufactured solar cell prototype from lunar ... by rtkwe on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @01:53PM (#34794135)

There was a decent trillogy from Ian McDonald that featured a massive solar furnace that slowly circumnavigated the moon to keep in direct sun light that produced the metal for the colonies across the moon.

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Re:Blue Origin manufactured solar cell prototype from lunar ... by LarryMullins on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @02:18PM (#34794487)

It would need to move at about 15 km/h at the equator, and slower at other latitudes. That's surprisingly reasonable.

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Re:Blue Origin manufactured solar cell prototype from lunar ... by rtkwe on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @03:54PM (#34795815)

In the story I believe they had built rails for it too to run on or at least hardened and sintered regolith courses to drive through. It's a surprisingly reasonable pace for even a huge structure to have access to prime solar energy continuously. The series it called Luna if you're interested, the social structure is a bit out there but I enjoyed them.

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Re:Blue Origin manufactured solar cell prototype from lunar ... by shagie on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @03:25PM (#34795445)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Walk_in_the_Sun_(short_story...

> The story follows Trish, the sole survivor of a terrible crash landing on the Moon. After regaining her senses, she contacts Earth and learns that it will be thirty days before a rescue mission can reach her. In the meantime, she depends on a wing-like solar panel to provide power to her suit's recycling facilities, and lunar night is approaching.

https://www.baen.com/Chapters/0671878522/0671878522___1.htm

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