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Re:Blue Origin manufactured solar cell prototype from lunar ... by Vikerchu on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @02:43PM (#34794837)
The problem is that you need to get the silica out of the rock or ship to the moon And you need to power the refinery and something to to heat it with and co2 airlock and on and on.
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Re:Blue Origin manufactured solar cell prototype from lunar ... by colechristensen on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:38PM (#34796450)
Oh no the point I’m trying to make is just that any rocky planet or moon or whatever is going to be like 10-50% silicon right on the surface. It is more or less as abundant as is possible to imagine anywhere we can land.
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