Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission
by dekhn on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @05:13PM
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You're being pedantic, and incorrectly pedantic.
Complaining about a scientist saying "it's a future prosect... that should be an achievable future" is just silly.
Look, I get it. I see a PR and I get angry at the implications. But it's just not worth overinterpreting this PR as justifying future research into beamed power delivery.
My guess would be this has space-based military applications they're not discussing but that's purely speculation based on what we believe the military space community is already exploring.
Complaining about a scientist saying "it's a future prosect... that should be an achievable future" is just silly.
Look, I get it. I see a PR and I get angry at the implications. But it's just not worth overinterpreting this PR as justifying future research into beamed power delivery.
My guess would be this has space-based military applications they're not discussing but that's purely speculation based on what we believe the military space community is already exploring.