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Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission by londons_explore on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @05:26PM (#39020021)
Someone must see a path to being profitable one day or they wouldn't be funding research into it...
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Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission by ZeroGravitas on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @06:11PM (#39020507)
Some might be looking for funding to do rocket launches, without caring if the payload they are promoting makes any sense.
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Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission by macintux on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @06:31AM (#39026368)
From the article, the primary funding is from someone who got excited by the idea when he was much younger. I sincerely doubt he expects to make his $100 million back.
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